The On/Off Switch (Interlude) by Gil Scott-Heron Song Details

Gil Scott-Heron's ' "The On/Off Switch (Interlude)" was released on its scheduled release date, April 1, 2015. With This song being less than a minute long, we are pretty confident that this song does not contain any foul language. That being said, this song is pretty short compared to other songs. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "Nothing New". In this album, this song's track order is #12. Based on our statistics, The On/Off Switch (Interlude)'s popularity is unknown right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

With The On/Off Switch (Interlude) by Gil Scott-Heron having a BPM of 140 with a half-time of 70 BPM and a double-time of 280 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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