When the Ship Comes In by Peter, Paul and Mary Song Details

Peter, Paul and Mary's ' "When the Ship Comes In" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1965. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:38. This song does not appear to have any foul language. When the Ship Comes In's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The song is number 1 out of 12 in A Song Will Rise by Peter, Paul and Mary. Based on our statistics, When the Ship Comes In's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of When the Ship Comes In by Peter, Paul and Mary is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 122 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 7B. So, the perfect camelot match for 7B would be either 7B or 8A. While, 8B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4B and a high energy boost can either be 9B or 2B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 7A or 6B will give you a low energy drop, 10B would be a moderate one, and 5B or 12B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4A allows you to change the mood.

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