Was (Not Was)'s ' "Christmas Time In Motor City" was released on its scheduled release date, November 1, 1981. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:59. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Christmas Time In Motor City's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The song is number 11 out of 13 in A Christmas Record by Various Artists. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from France. Based on our statistics, Christmas Time In Motor City's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.
The tempo marking of Christmas Time In Motor City by Was (Not Was) is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 156 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with running. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
The music key of this track is B Minor. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| We Three Kings | Patti Smith | E Minor | 4 | 9A | 92 BPM | ||
| Merry Christmas | Valery and the Greedies | E Minor | 9 | 9A | 160 BPM | ||
| Winter Man | Clarence Reid | B♭ Major | 9 | 6B | 102 BPM | ||
| Spotlight on Christmas | Rufus Wainwright | D Major | 8 | 10B | 124 BPM | ||
| Just Like Christmas | Low | B♭ Major | 7 | 6B | 184 BPM | ||
| Christmas Wrapping | Summer Camp | B Minor | 6 | 10A | 110 BPM | ||
| Happy Birthday Jesus | Sam Sweetsinger Bell | G Minor | 8 | 6A | 131 BPM | ||
| That Makes Christmas Day | Rufus Thomas, Carla Thomas | A♭ Major | 3 | 4B | 85 BPM | ||
| There Ain't No Santa Claus on the Evenin' Stage | Captain Beefheart & His Magic Band | E Minor | 3 | 9A | 72 BPM | ||
| Christmas at the Zoo | The Flaming Lips, Peter Mokran | E Major | 9 | 12B | 99 BPM | ||
| On Christmas Day (It's Almost Day) | Lead Belly | A Major | 4 | 11B | 118 BPM | ||
| Surfin Santa | Sonic Surf City | G Major | 8 | 9B | 135 BPM | ||
| All I Want For Christmas (Is World Peace) | Timbuk 3 | E Minor | 5 | 9A | 106 BPM | ||
| Yulesville | Edd 'Kookie' Byrnes | G Major | 4 | 9B | 93 BPM | ||
| Mele Kalikimaka (with The Dirty Dozen Brass Band) | Poi Dog Pondering, The Dirty Dozen Brass Band | A Major | 6 | 11B | 112 BPM | ||
| Rock Around the Christmas Tree | Daniel Johnston | E Major | 7 | 12B | 131 BPM | ||
| Santa Claus | They Might Be Giants | F Major | 5 | 7B | 72 BPM | ||
| Soul Santa | Electric Jungle | D♭ Major | 5 | 3B | 167 BPM | ||
| Feliz Navi-Nada | El Vez | B Minor | 10 | 10A | 170 BPM | ||
| White Christmas | Iggy Pop | D♭ Major | 5 | 3B | 85 BPM | ||
| Jingle Bell Rock - Live, John Peel Session #18, 17/12/94 | The Fall | A Minor | 5 | 8A | 141 BPM | ||
| Christmas Child | Rotary Connection | B♭ Major | 5 | 6B | 107 BPM | ||
| It's Christmas Time | Clifton Chenier | D Major | 5 | 10B | 71 BPM | ||
| Santa on the Roof | The Reverend Horton Heat | G Major | 1 | 9B | 168 BPM | ||
| Santa Claus | Thee Headcoatees | A Major | 8 | 11B | 120 BPM |