Paint It Black by Anvil Song Details

On January 1, 1981, the song "Paint It Black" was released by Anvil. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:53, 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 Anvil's "Hard 'N' Heavy" album is number 7 out of 10. Based on our statistics, Paint It Black'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 Paint It Black by Anvil to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 149 BPM, a half-time of 74BPM, and a double-time of 298 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, jogging or cycling, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

E Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the E Minor key, the camelot key is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

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