Green Arrow
Green Arrow by Yo La Tengo is 60 BPM — Adagio (slow).
Half-time 30 BPM · Double-time 120 BPM · released 2000
Song DNA
A deeply quiet, low-energy track. It stays at one consistent volume and never jolts you, over a smooth texture. Soft, gentle vocals on top, at a slow pace. It holds a steady, predictable shape you can sink into. Against the 19,209 songs we’ve measured, it reads gentler than 100% of everything we’ve measured.
Cultural Context
Yo La Tengo blends indie rock with experimental sounds.
Listening Prompt
Focus on the gentle repetition and let your mind wander.
What to Expect
A dynamic range of 3 is among the narrowest in this collection — this recording essentially lives at a single volume level with almost no quiet-to-loud movement at all. At 60 beats per minute, the tempo is the slowest here, and both sudden changes and texture sit at their gentlest: none and smooth. Predictability is high. Vocal style is classified as soft throughout. No misophonia data was collected. Mood tags of calm and contemplative, with recommendations for focus and sleep, reflect a track that asks very little of the listener's regulatory system. There are virtually no demands placed on adaptation here: no surprises in structure, no peaks, no friction in texture. For listeners who need their environment to stay very still — those managing hyperacusis, migraine, or acute sensory overload — this profile is as low-load as rated tracks come. The safe sensory level reflects a genuinely uncommanding listening experience, not just mild intensity. Very few tracks in any collection score this quietly across every measured axis.
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Moods: calm, contemplative
"Green Arrow" sits at 60 BPM. Built for stillness.
This is well below typical speech rhythm. The body reads slow tempo as permission to rest. Smooth texture and soft vocals keep the foreground spare. Good candidates for use: falling asleep, processing a hard day, slow mornings, study sessions where the music must not pull at you. Avoid for any task that needs alertness — the piece works against it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 3/10 places this song in the "steady volume" band. Loudness stays within a narrow window from start to finish — you won't be ambushed by a louder section if you set the volume at the opening.
Sudden changes: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
Texture: smooth.
Predictability is high — the song telegraphs what it will do next. A sensory-sensitive listener can usually guess where it's going without close attention.
Vocal style: soft vocals.
Where this sits in Yo La Tengo's catalog
We have 2 songs from Yo La Tengo in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 1 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 3/10 sits below the artist average of 4.0, making it the #2 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
2000 context
Released in 2000. We have 306 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.7/10. This track is quieter / less dynamic than the year average. Explore more from the 2000s.
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How fast is "Green Arrow"?
60 BPM — Very slow (ballad / ambient)
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
Sleep, meditation, reading, focus work.
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When "Green Arrow" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
Yes — low-variance volume, no surprises, steady tempo. The ideal study-music profile.
No — 60 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
Yes — low intensity, no surprises, slow tempo. Use as a sleep-playlist anchor.
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
Not really — it's pleasant but doesn't hit hard enough for cathartic listening.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Safe because its dynamic range stays within our low-variance band, there are no unsignaled changes, and the texture and vocal style are both in the low-fatigue range. Our methodology uses an AND rule for Safe — a song has to clear every dimension to earn the rating.
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-06-20. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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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
This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 100% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 10/100 comes from a dynamic range of 3/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 100% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2000 in context
The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 3/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
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The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Green Arrow"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Green Arrow" by Yo La Tengo?
"Green Arrow" by Yo La Tengo has a tempo of 60 BPM (Adagio (slow)). At half-time that is 30 BPM, and at double-time 120 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Green Arrow" by Yo La Tengo?
"Green Arrow" by Yo La Tengo rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 3/10, no sudden changes, smooth texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "Green Arrow" — what is its dynamic range?
"Green Arrow" has a dynamic range of 3/10. This places it in the steady-volume band — loudness stays within a narrow window start to finish.
Does "Green Arrow" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "Green Arrow" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "Green Arrow" best for?
In our library "Green Arrow" is recommended for: focus, sleep. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Green Arrow" released?
"Green Arrow" is from 2000, on the album "And Then Nothing Turned Itself Inside-Out". It appears in our 2000s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Green Arrow"?
We tag "Green Arrow" as calm, contemplative. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Green Arrow"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Green Arrow" good for running?
Not really — at 60 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Green Arrow" good for studying?
Yes — low dynamic range (3/10) and no sudden changes means the song stays in the background without pulling focus.
Can I use "Green Arrow" for sleep?
Yes — it clears every sleep-music criterion: low intensity, minimal dynamic range, no surprises. Use as a wind-down or sleep-playlist anchor.
Should I listen to "Green Arrow"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "Green Arrow" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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