This Is Not A Test by Tommy Shaw Song Details

Tommy Shaw's ' "This Is Not A Test" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1985. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:34, 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. This song is part of What If by Tommy Shaw. The song's track number on the album is #5 out of 10 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. In terms of popularity, This Is Not A Test is currently not that popular. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

Since This Is Not A Test by Tommy Shaw has a tempo of 118 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Moderato (at a moderate speed). With This Is Not A Test being at 118 BPM, the half-time would be 59 BPM with a double-time of 236 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty moderate for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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