The American by Simple Minds Song Details

Simple Minds's ' "The American" was released on its scheduled release date, September 12, 1981. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:51, 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. There are a total of 13 in the song's album "Sons And Fascination/Sister Feelings Call". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. In terms of popularity, The American is currently below average in popularity. 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 The American by Simple Minds having a BPM of 118 with a half-time of 59 BPM and a double-time of 236 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate 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 F♯ Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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