Basil by Mark Knopfler Song Details

Mark Knopfler's 'Basil' had a release date set for March 9, 2015. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:44, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 15 in the song's album "Tracker (Deluxe)". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Basil's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

With Basil by Mark Knopfler having a BPM of 148 with a half-time of 74 BPM and a double-time of 296 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of C Major. 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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