Sloop John B by Barry McGuire Song Details

On January 1, 1965, the song "Sloop John B" was released by Barry McGuire. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:02. 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 song is number 4 out of 12 in Eve Of Destruction by Barry McGuire. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. Based on our statistics, Sloop John B's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Sloop John B by Barry McGuire is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 142 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

A Major is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11B. So, the perfect camelot match for 11B would be either 11B or 12A. While, 12B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8B and a high energy boost can either be 1B or 6B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 11A or 10B will give you a low energy drop, 2B would be a moderate one, and 9B or 4B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8A allows you to change the mood.

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