How do you pick a "key" for a song?

I don't just mean major/minor/phyrigian/whatever I mean, how do you pick the actual note?

I always end up choosing randomly, is there some system for this?

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I usually have motifs before a song, so I chose the key based on the motif and when I want to change the attitude i modulate it.

Find the note to the melody you hear in your head. Hum.

pick

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I don't hear any melody in my head until I start playing actual notes.

i strum chord progressions until i get a neat one

>How do you pick a key
>How do you pick the... note
Tell me what you think a "key" is.

Starts with a note then is in major or minor so you can find the other notes.

So a key is a process?