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The Ballad of Mona Lisa
Panic! At The Disco
Vices & Virtues (2011)
Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
106
BPM
The Ballad of Mona Lisa by Panic! At The Disco is 106 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 53 BPM · Double-time 212 BPM · released 2011
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Song DNA
Notes: dark and mysterious
Recommended for: deep listening emotional release
Right in the middle of our energy scale. The track has a big quiet-to-loud range with just a little movement, over a complex texture. Powerful vocals leading, at a steady, walkable tempo. Mostly steady, it still leaves a little room to surprise. Across the library, it sits more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the rest.
Cultural Context
Blends pop and rock with theatrical elements.
Listening Prompt
For a dramatic listening experience.
What to Expect
Builds tension throughout with a powerful conclusion.
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Moods: cathartic, melancholy
Volume Warning
"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Panic! At The Disco built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture: complex.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Panic! At The Disco's catalog
We have 12 songs from Panic! At The Disco in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 6 Moderate, and 5 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits below the artist average of 7.5, making it the #10 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
2011 context
Released in 2011. We have 373 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.4/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2010s.
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How fast is "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"?
106 BPM — Medium (midtempo / pop ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Steady cardio, power walking, light weights.
For daily life
Cooking, casual listening, cleaning, dinner music.
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When "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
✗
Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
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Running / workout
Maybe — at 106 BPM this is more warm-up or cool-down pace than peak-effort running.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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58/100 intensity
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By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
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What it’s good for
Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2011 in context
The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity58
Dynamics67
Tempo37
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" by Panic! At The Disco?
"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" by Panic! At The Disco has a tempo of 106 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 53 BPM, and at double-time 212 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" by Panic! At The Disco?
"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" by Panic! At The Disco rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, mild sudden changes, complex texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" — what is its dynamic range?
"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" have sudden or surprising changes?
"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" best for?
In our library "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" released?
"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" is from 2011, on the album "Vices & Virtues". It appears in our 2010s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"?
We tag "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" as cathartic, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" good for running?
Not really — at 106 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "The Ballad of Mona Lisa" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "The Ballad of Mona Lisa"?
"The Ballad of Mona Lisa" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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