I Wish It Were Yesterday by Billy Paul Song Details

"I Wish It Were Yesterday" by Billy Paul had its release date on June 15, 1971. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:48, 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 Billy Paul's "Going East" album is number 6 out of 9. I Wish It Were Yesterday is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of I Wish It Were Yesterday by Billy Paul to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 82 BPM, a half-time of 41BPM, and a double-time of 164 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

F Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the F Minor key, the camelot key is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.

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