Sweet Sixteen by Billy Idol Song Details

Billy Idol's ' "Sweet Sixteen" was released on its scheduled release date, October 20, 1986. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:17, 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. This song is part of Whiplash Smile by Billy Idol. The song's track number on the album is #4 out of 10 tracks. Based on our statistics, Sweet Sixteen's popularity is average in popularity right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

Since Sweet Sixteen by Billy Idol has a tempo of 156 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Sweet Sixteen being at 156 BPM, the half-time would be 78 BPM with a double-time of 312 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, running. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

A Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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