The Skunk by Howard McGhee Song Details

On January 1, 1952, the song "The Skunk" was released by Howard McGhee. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:58. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Skunk's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Howard McGhee's "Howard McGhee All Stars" album is number 8 out of 8. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. The popularity of The Skunk is currently not that popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of The Skunk by Howard McGhee to be Vivace (lively and fast) because the track has a tempo of 172 BPM, a half-time of 86BPM, and a double-time of 344 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Minor. Because this track belongs in the G Minor key, the camelot key is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-7.406 dB
Acousticness
81%
Danceability
46%
Energy
50%
Instrumentalness
10%
Liveness
19%
Loudness
88%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
86%

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ISRC
USBN28500153
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records