Hammering In My Head by Garbage Song Details

Garbage's ' "Hammering In My Head" was released on its scheduled release date, May 11, 1998. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. This song is part of Version 2.0 (20th Anniversary Deluxe Edition / Remastered) by Garbage. The song's track number on the album is #6 out of 22 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, Hammering In My Head's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

Since Hammering In My Head by Garbage has a tempo of 143 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Hammering In My Head being at 143 BPM, the half-time would be 72 BPM with a double-time of 286 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 12A. So, the perfect camelot match for 12A would be either 12A or 11B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 12B or 1A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9A and a high energy boost can either be 2A or 7A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 11A would be a great choice. Where 3A would give you a moderate drop, and 10A or 5A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-6.616 dB
Acousticness
0%
Danceability
54%
Energy
90%
Instrumentalness
6%
Liveness
13%
Loudness
89%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
68%

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ISRC
USAL19800027
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records