Spooky Girlfriend by Elvis Costello Song Details

Elvis Costello's ' "Spooky Girlfriend" was released on its scheduled release date, April 23, 2002. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:22, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. This song is part of When I Was Cruel by Elvis Costello. The song's track number on the album is #2 out of 15 tracks. In terms of popularity, Spooky Girlfriend is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

Since Spooky Girlfriend by Elvis Costello has a tempo of 90 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Andante (at a walking pace). With Spooky Girlfriend being at 90 BPM, the half-time would be 45 BPM with a double-time of 180 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty slow for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

F♯ Minor is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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