Once I Was by Subterranean Song Details

"Once I Was" by Subterranean had its release date on January 1, 2026. This song is quite longer than the average track at 6 minutes and 11 seconds. With that being said, this track is also considered explicit and may be offensive to some people. Since Once I Was only contains only one song in the album, we like to consider this song as a single. Based on our statistics, Once I Was's popularity is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With Once I Was by Subterranean having a BPM of 155 with a half-time of 78 BPM and a double-time of 310 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 running. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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