Happy Sad
Tim Buckley · 1969 · 6 tracks
A balanced album — rises and falls. 0 safe anchors, 6 moderate, 0 intense.
Across the 6 Happy Sad songs we've measured, intensity averages 45/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).
They run from Happy Time (the calmest here, 38) to No Man Can Find the War (the most charged, 48), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. Most of it lands around 1969.
The widest dynamic swing belongs to I Never Asked to Be Your Mountain.
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Frequently asked about Happy Sad
Answered from our measurements of every track above.
What is the most intense Happy Sad track?
Of the 6 Happy Sad tracks we've measured, “No Man Can Find the War” scores highest at 48/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.
What is the calmest Happy Sad track?
“Happy Time” measures gentlest at 38/100. It runs 90 BPM. The tracks here span 38–48 on our 0–100 intensity scale.
How intense is Happy Sad overall?
Happy Sad averages 45/100 intensity across 6 measured tracks — right at our 46/100 catalog average.
What is the average tempo of Happy Sad?
The Happy Sad tracks we've measured average about 78 BPM — slow, ballad-range tempo.
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