Wondering Why by Merl Saunders Song Details

Merl Saunders's 'Wondering Why' had a release date set for 1974. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:37, 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 Merl Saunders's "Merl Saunders" album is number 3 out of 8. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Wondering Why's popularity is not that popular right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Wondering Why by Merl Saunders to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 130 BPM, a half-time of 65BPM, and a double-time of 260 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. 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 A Minor. Because this track belongs in the A Minor key, the camelot key is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.072 dB
Acousticness
25%
Danceability
44%
Energy
48%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
82%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
20%

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ISRC
USC4R2004611
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records