The Fox Hunt by Maynard Ferguson Song Details

Maynard Ferguson's ' "The Fox Hunt" was released on its scheduled release date, January 4, 1973. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:59, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. The track order of this song in Maynard Ferguson's "M.F. Horn 4&5: Live at Jimmy's" album is number 8 out of 10. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, The Fox Hunt's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of The Fox Hunt by Maynard Ferguson to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 143 BPM, a half-time of 72BPM, and a double-time of 286 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, jogging or cycling, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Minor. Because this track belongs in the G Minor key, the camelot key is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-9.113 dB
Acousticness
66%
Danceability
41%
Energy
90%
Instrumentalness
79%
Liveness
81%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
21%
Valence
74%

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ISRC
USSM17401036
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records