Pretender by Aretha Franklin Song Details

Aretha Franklin's ' "Pretender" was released on its scheduled release date, 1983. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:18, 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 Aretha Franklin's "Get It Right" album is number 2 out of 8. In terms of popularity, Pretender is currently not that popular. 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 Pretender by Aretha Franklin to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 98 BPM, a half-time of 49BPM, and a double-time of 196 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

B Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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