The Closest Thing To Heaven by Lionel Richie Song Details

Lionel Richie's ' "The Closest Thing To Heaven" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1998. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:59, 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. There are a total of 12 in the song's album "Time". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The Closest Thing To Heaven 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 The Closest Thing To Heaven by Lionel Richie having a BPM of 88 with a half-time of 44 BPM and a double-time of 176 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. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E♭ Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 2A. So, the perfect camelot match for 2A would be either 2A or 1B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 2B or 3A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11A and a high energy boost can either be 4A or 9A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 1A would be a great choice. Where 5A would give you a moderate drop, and 12A or 7A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5B allows you to change the mood.

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