Blow the Man Down
Traditional, Robert Shaw
Sea Shanties
1:34 1961
BPM
80
Key
E♭ Major
Camelot
5B

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Blow the Man Down by Traditional, Robert Shaw Song Details

Traditional, Robert Shaw's ' "Blow the Man Down" was released on its scheduled release date, 1961. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:34, 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 16 in the song's album "Sea Shanties". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Blow the Man Down 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

With Blow the Man Down by Traditional, Robert Shaw having a BPM of 80 with a half-time of 40 BPM and a double-time of 160 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 5B. So, the perfect camelot match for 5B would be either 5B or 6A. While, 6B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2B and a high energy boost can either be 7B or 12B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 5A or 4B will give you a low energy drop, 8B would be a moderate one, and 3B or 10B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-15.872 dB
Acousticness
99%
Danceability
60%
Energy
37%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
18%
Loudness
74%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
59%

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ISRC
USBC16000159
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records