Straight Up by Paula Abdul Song Details

On January 1, 2000, the song "Straight Up" was released by Paula Abdul. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:52, 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. The track order of this song in Paula Abdul's "Greatest Hits" album is number 1 out of 16. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Straight Up is currently average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Straight Up by Paula Abdul to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 96 BPM, a half-time of 48BPM, and a double-time of 192 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D Minor. Because this track belongs in the D Minor key, the camelot key is 7A. So, the perfect camelot match for 7A would be either 7A or 6B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 7B or 8A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4A and a high energy boost can either be 9A or 2A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 6A would be a great choice. Where 10A would give you a moderate drop, and 5A or 12A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10B allows you to change the mood.

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