👀 What beat does your drum dance to?

#439 | Statistics, now for music

Have you ever wondered what key your favourite song is in, how lively it is or how many others also listen to it? If your answer to these questions is a resounding (or even a vaguely interested) 'yes,' then today I have just the Thing.

Musicstax takes the entire Spotify database and analyses its bpm, key, danceability, popularity, and so on.

I've been obsessed been Hozier's Too Sweet these past two weeks, and thanks to Musicstax, I know I am part of a whopping 82% who agree. I do have a bone to pick about the positiveness index, but hey, you can't have everything.

Although the data is fabulous, there is another allure: a list of songs similar in tempo, beat, and, most importantly, vibes.

I'm off to curate a playlist using these suggestions, and really make the song live up to that 74% danceability. Over to you.

Analina