The Wailer by Duke Ellington Song Details

Duke Ellington's 'The Wailer' had a release date set for May 15, 1961. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:25, 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 14 in the song's album "Piano In The Background (Expanded Edition)". In this album, this song's track order is #11. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of The Wailer is currently 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 The Wailer by Duke Ellington having a BPM of 171 with a half-time of 86 BPM and a double-time of 342 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

A♭ 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 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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