Burying Davy by The Decemberists Song Details

The Decemberists's 'Burying Davy' had a release date set for January 1, 2011. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:22, 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. The track order of this song in Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, The Decemberists's "Long Live The King" album is number 3 out of 6. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Burying Davy is currently not that popular. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Burying Davy by The Decemberists to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 116 BPM, a half-time of 58BPM, and a double-time of 232 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of C Minor. Because this track belongs in the C Minor key, the camelot key is 5A. So, the perfect camelot match for 5A would be either 5A or 4B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 5B or 6A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2A and a high energy boost can either be 7A or 12A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 4A would be a great choice. Where 8A would give you a moderate drop, and 3A or 10A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-6.418 dB
Acousticness
7%
Danceability
37%
Energy
50%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
11%
Loudness
89%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
25%

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ISRC
USCA21101582
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records