It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Thelonious Monk
The Complete Riverside Recordings
4:38 January 1, 1986
BPM
145
Key
G Minor
Camelot
6A

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It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) by Thelonious Monk Song Details

Thelonious Monk's ' "It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1986. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. There are a total of 153 in the song's album "The Complete Riverside Recordings". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Based on our statistics, It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)'s popularity is not that popular right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

With It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) by Thelonious Monk having a BPM of 145 with a half-time of 72 BPM and a double-time of 290 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
-19.547 dB
Acousticness
94%
Danceability
64%
Energy
13%
Instrumentalness
89%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
67%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
50%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records