Blues On Purpose by Nina Simone Song Details

Nina Simone's ' "Blues On Purpose" was released on its scheduled release date, June 1, 1965. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:17. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. The track order of this song in Nina Simone's "I Put A Spell On You" album is number 9 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Blues On Purpose's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Blues On Purpose by Nina Simone to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 145 BPM, a half-time of 72BPM, and a double-time of 290 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 has a musical key of C Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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