Time Was by Chuck Berry Song Details

Chuck Berry's ' "Time Was" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1988. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:57, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. There are a total of 71 in the song's album "The Chess Box". In this album, this song's track order is #20. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Time Was is currently not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Time Was by Chuck Berry having a BPM of 217 with a half-time of 108 BPM and a double-time of 434 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Prestissimo (even faster than presto) tempo marking. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

C Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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