Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by Slash Song Details

Slash's ' "Papa Was a Rollin' Stone" was released on its scheduled release date, November 7, 2025. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. The track order of this song in Slash's "Live at the S.E.R.P.E.N.T. Festival" album is number 8 out of 15. On top of that, Germany appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Papa Was a Rollin' Stone is currently not that popular. Based on the vibe, this track doesn't seem to be that danceable, however its valence properties can make this some somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Papa Was a Rollin' Stone by Slash to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 119 BPM, a half-time of 60BPM, and a double-time of 238 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. 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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