The Light
Afrika Bambaataa
The Light
3:12 January 1, 1988
BPM
81
Key
C Major
Camelot
8B

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The Light by Afrika Bambaataa Song Details

Afrika Bambaataa's ' "The Light" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1988. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:12. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 13 in the song's album "The Light". In this album, this song's track order is #1. The Light is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With The Light by Afrika Bambaataa having a BPM of 81 with a half-time of 40 BPM and a double-time of 162 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

C Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-12.518 dB
Acousticness
76%
Danceability
50%
Energy
41%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
7%
Loudness
79%
Speechiness
10%
Valence
49%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records