Poor Butterfly by Sarah Vaughan Song Details

"Poor Butterfly" by Sarah Vaughan had its release date on October 1, 1963. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:12. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 32 in the song's album "Sassy Swings The Tivoli". In this album, this song's track order is #11. Based on our statistics, Poor Butterfly's popularity is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With Poor Butterfly by Sarah Vaughan having a BPM of 141 with a half-time of 70 BPM and a double-time of 282 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 jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of G Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-16.393 dB
Acousticness
97%
Danceability
30%
Energy
22%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
68%
Loudness
73%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
13%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records