Shut Down (Annihilation Man) by Germs Song Details

Germs's ' "Shut Down (Annihilation Man)" was released on its scheduled release date, 1979. At 9 minutes and 40 seconds, this song is fairly long compared to the average song length. On top of that, this track is considered explicit and may be disturbing to some, including children. The track order of this song in Germs's "GI" album is number 16 out of 16. Based on our statistics, Shut Down (Annihilation Man)'s popularity is not that popular right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Shut Down (Annihilation Man) by Germs to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 121 BPM, a half-time of 60BPM, and a double-time of 242 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music 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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