Sweetest Thing by U2 Song Details

U2's ' "Sweetest Thing" was released on its scheduled release date, March 3, 1987. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:04. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 49 in the song's album "The Joshua Tree (Super Deluxe)". In this album, this song's track order is #6. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Sweetest Thing's popularity is fairly popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Sweetest Thing by U2 having a BPM of 142 with a half-time of 71 BPM and a double-time of 284 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 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical 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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Popularity
Loudness
-8.967 dB
Acousticness
4%
Danceability
52%
Energy
64%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
16%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
48%

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ISRC
GBUM70710624
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records