Astronomy by Metallica Song Details

"Astronomy" by Metallica had its release date on November 24, 1998. 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 Metallica's "Garage, Inc." album is number 8 out of 27. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Astronomy is below average in popularity right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Astronomy by Metallica to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 86 BPM, a half-time of 43BPM, and a double-time of 172 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the E♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 2A. So, the perfect camelot match for 2A would be either 2A or 1B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 2B or 3A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11A and a high energy boost can either be 4A or 9A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 1A would be a great choice. Where 5A would give you a moderate drop, and 12A or 7A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5B allows you to change the mood.

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