Maynard Ferguson's ' "I Can't Get Started" was released on its scheduled release date, January 26, 1993. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:41, 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 8 in the song's album "The Essence Of Maynard Ferguson". In this album, this song's track order is #7. In terms of popularity, I Can't Get Started is currently not that popular. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.
With I Can't Get Started by Maynard Ferguson having a BPM of 115 with a half-time of 58 BPM and a double-time of 230 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 3/4.
This song is in the music key of C Major. 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armando's Rhumba | Tommy Igoe and the Birdland Big Band | F Minor | 7 | 4A | 120 BPM | ||
| Saturn: The Bringer of Old Age | Jeremy Levy Jazz Orchestra | C Major | 4 | 8B | 104 BPM | ||
| Break Glass | Ph Factor | F Minor | 6 | 4A | 104 BPM | ||
| Funky Cha-Cha (Live) | Arturo Sandoval | F Minor | 7 | 4A | 141 BPM | ||
| Big Noise from Winnetka | The Swingfield Big Band | D♭ Major | 6 | 3B | 198 BPM | ||
| The Queen Bee | US Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors | F Major | 2 | 7B | 111 BPM | ||
| Run Back To Mama | Chase | G Minor | 10 | 6A | 120 BPM | ||
| I Thought About You | US Army Blues Jazz Ensemble | E♭ Major | 4 | 5B | 126 BPM | ||
| Whiplash (Remastered 2025) | Don Ellis | F Major | 8 | 7B | 101 BPM | ||
| Blues for J.P. | Woody Herman | F Minor | 4 | 4A | 101 BPM | ||
| Lucky Southern | Ben Paterson | D Major | 5 | 10B | 116 BPM | ||
| Baker Street | Maynard Ferguson | A♭ Major | 6 | 4B | 121 BPM | ||
| The Puffy Taco | Salt Peanuts | F Major | 7 | 7B | 100 BPM | ||
| Atchafalaya - Live From Dordrecht, Het Energiehuis / 2014 | Snarky Puppy, Metropole Orkest | B♭ Minor | 7 | 3A | 202 BPM | ||
| Secret Gate | SLIDE MONSTERS | F♯ Major | 1 | 2B | 171 BPM | ||
| The Chicken - Remix | Kris Berg, The Metroplexity Big Band | F Minor | 9 | 4A | 108 BPM | ||
| Ya Gotta Try | Buddy Rich | C Major | 7 | 8B | 98 BPM | ||
| A Night in Tunisia (Live) | Doc Severinsen | G Minor | 6 | 6A | 78 BPM | ||
| Autumn Leaves | Diane Schuur, Maynard Ferguson | C Major | 4 | 8B | 89 BPM | ||
| Intermission Riff | Stan Kenton & His Orchestra | D♭ Major | 4 | 3B | 161 BPM | ||
| Bebop Buffet | Maynard Ferguson | B♭ Major | 6 | 6B | 111 BPM | ||
| Sesame Street | Maynard Ferguson | C Major | 5 | 8B | 93 BPM | ||
| Mayreh | John La Barbera Big Band | F Major | 7 | 7B | 119 BPM | ||
| Sister Sadie | Woody Herman | A Minor | 5 | 8A | 131 BPM | ||
| Freedom Jazz Dance | Woody Herman | F Minor | 7 | 4A | 106 BPM |