What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue
Ishmael Reed
For All We Know (Feat. David Murrey)
6:09 June 12, 2007
BPM
114
Key
C Major
Camelot
8B

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What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue by Ishmael Reed Song Details

Ishmael Reed's ' "What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue" was released on its scheduled release date, June 12, 2007. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 6:09, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The song is number 4 out of 12 in For All We Know (Feat. David Murrey) by Ishmael Reed. In terms of popularity, What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue is currently unknown. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of What Did I Do To Be So Black And Blue by Ishmael Reed is Moderato (at a moderate speed), since this song has a tempo of 114 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of C Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-6.791 dB
Acousticness
98%
Danceability
71%
Energy
32%
Instrumentalness
92%
Liveness
28%
Loudness
89%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
53%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records