The Subject Was Faggots by Gil Scott-Heron Song Details

Gil Scott-Heron's ' "The Subject Was Faggots" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1971. The Subject Was Faggots is considered explicit and may contain foul language. This song is about 3 minutes and 11 seconds, which is about the average length of a typical song. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "Small Talk at 125th and Lenox". In this album, this song's track order is #6. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, The Subject Was Faggots is currently not that popular. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With The Subject Was Faggots by Gil Scott-Heron having a BPM of 96 with a half-time of 48 BPM and a double-time of 192 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 7A. So, the perfect camelot match for 7A would be either 7A or 6B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 7B or 8A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4A and a high energy boost can either be 9A or 2A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 6A would be a great choice. Where 10A would give you a moderate drop, and 5A or 12A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10B allows you to change the mood.

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