Send the Marines by Tom Lehrer Song Details

Tom Lehrer's ' "Send the Marines" was released on its scheduled release date, January 19, 1953. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:17, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. There are a total of 37 in the song's album "Tom Lehrer - The Masochism and his hits". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from France. Based on our statistics, Send the Marines's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With Send the Marines by Tom Lehrer having a BPM of 121 with a half-time of 60 BPM and a double-time of 242 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 walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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