Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in his Hair
Sufjan Stevens
The Avalanche
4:17 July 11, 2006
BPM
115
Key
G Major
Camelot
9B

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Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in his Hair by Sufjan Stevens Song Details

"Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in his Hair" by Sufjan Stevens had its release date on July 11, 2006. 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. There are a total of 21 in the song's album "The Avalanche". In this album, this song's track order is #9. In terms of popularity, Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in his Hair is currently below average in popularity. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With Springfield, or Bobby Got a Shadfly Caught in his Hair by Sufjan Stevens having a BPM of 115 with a half-time of 58 BPM and a double-time of 230 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of G Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-10.459 dB
Acousticness
84%
Danceability
61%
Energy
36%
Instrumentalness
2%
Liveness
9%
Loudness
83%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
19%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records