Aztec Camera's ' "How It Is" was released on its scheduled release date, 1990. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:00, 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 9 in the song's album "Stray (US Internet Release)". In this album, this song's track order is #6. Based on our statistics, How It Is's popularity is not that popular right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.
With How It Is by Aztec Camera having a BPM of 130 with a half-time of 65 BPM and a double-time of 260 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
C Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Best Friend - 2012 Remaster | The Beat | C Minor | 6 | 5A | 81 BPM | ||
| That's Entertainment | The Jam | C Minor | 7 | 5A | 142 BPM | ||
| My World | Secret Affair | D Major | 9 | 10B | 78 BPM | ||
| Rattlesnakes | Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | A Major | 9 | 11B | 152 BPM | ||
| Hollow Horse | The Icicle Works | D Major | 8 | 10B | 140 BPM | ||
| Sense | Terry Hall | C Major | 8 | 8B | 119 BPM | ||
| When It Started To Begin | Nick Heyward | G Major | 8 | 9B | 146 BPM | ||
| Charlotte Street | Lloyd Cole and the Commotions | A Major | 8 | 11B | 130 BPM | ||
| Dance Away | Roxy Music | C Minor | 7 | 5A | 123 BPM | ||
| Life in Tokyo | Japan | F Major | 5 | 7B | 120 BPM | ||
| I Don't Know Why I Love You | The House of Love | B Major | 7 | 1B | 135 BPM | ||
| Going Down to Liverpool | The Bangles | B Major | 8 | 1B | 168 BPM | ||
| Kiss Me (1985) | Stephen Duffy | Dâ™ Major | 7 | 3B | 122 BPM | ||
| Welcome To The Cheap Seats | The Wonder Stuff | G Major | 7 | 9B | 132 BPM | ||
| Disappointed - Stephen Hague 7" Version; 2013 Remaster | Electronic | C Minor | 10 | 5A | 126 BPM | ||
| You're in a Bad Way | Saint Etienne | B Major | 5 | 1B | 146 BPM | ||
| Jackie Wilson Said (I'm In Heaven When You Smile) | Dexys Midnight Runners, Kevin Rowland | D Major | 7 | 10B | 147 BPM | ||
| We Close Our Eyes | Go West | B Major | 8 | 1B | 131 BPM | ||
| It's A Mystery | Toyah | F Minor | 9 | 4A | 148 BPM | ||
| The Bugle Sounds Again | Aztec Camera | C Major | 5 | 8B | 104 BPM | ||
| Waves | Blancmange | E Major | 6 | 12B | 118 BPM | ||
| Confession | The Colourfield | F Major | 7 | 7B | 107 BPM | ||
| I Want That Man - 2025 Remaster | Debbie Harry | A Major | 8 | 11B | 130 BPM | ||
| Step On - 2007 Remaster | Happy Mondays | G Major | 9 | 9B | 105 BPM | ||
| The King of Rock 'N' Roll | Prefab Sprout | F Minor | 7 | 4A | 130 BPM |