I Didn't Know What to Do by Gilbert O'Sullivan Song Details

Gilbert O'Sullivan's ' "I Didn't Know What to Do" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1971. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:46, 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. The track order of this song in Gilbert O'Sullivan's "Himself (Deluxe Edition)" album is number 21 out of 22. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, I Didn't Know What to Do is currently unknown. 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 I Didn't Know What to Do by Gilbert O'Sullivan to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 118 BPM, a half-time of 59BPM, and a double-time of 236 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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