Train in the Distance by Paul Simon Song Details

Paul Simon's 'Train in the Distance' had a release date set for November 4, 1983. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. The track order of this song in Paul Simon's "Hearts And Bones" album is number 7 out of 14. Based on our statistics, Train in the Distance's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Train in the Distance by Paul Simon to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 122 BPM, a half-time of 61BPM, and a double-time of 244 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. 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♭ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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