Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats Song Details

On 1978, the song "Like Clockwork" was released by The Boomtown Rats. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:43, 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. The song is number 1 out of 14 in A Tonic For The Troops by The Boomtown Rats. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Like Clockwork's popularity is below average in popularity 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

The tempo marking of Like Clockwork by The Boomtown Rats is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 145 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A Minor. Because this track belongs in the A Minor key, the camelot key is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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