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The Flaming Lips

The Sparrow Looks up at the Machine

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157 BPM
Key(?)
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G Maj
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-2.45db
Time signature(?)
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4/4

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97%
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42%
Positiveness
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31%
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6%
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17%
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0%
Instrumentalness
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23%




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The Sparrow Looks up at the Machine is a song by The Flaming Lips, released on 2009-10-09. It is track number 2 in the album Embryonic. The Sparrow Looks up at the Machine has a BPM/tempo of 157 beats per minute, is in the key of G Maj and has a duration of 4 minutes, 10 seconds.

The Sparrow Looks up at the Machine is fairly popular on Spotify. It is beginning to gain traction, being rated between 10-30% popularity on Spotify. It is likely that the track is on the verge of getting onto Spotify owned playlists, is extremely energetic and most likely the sort of song you would hear in a club and is somewhat easy to dance to.

The Sparrow Looks up at the Machine info

Name
The Sparrow Looks up at the Machine
Release Date
9th October 2009
ISRC
USWB10902819
Key
G Maj
Tempo
157
Loudness (db)
-2.45db
Time signature
4/4
Length
04:10
Song Number
2 of 18
Explicit
No