On September 15, 1980, the song "Dance Contest" was released by The Trammps. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:09, 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 The Trammps's "Mixin' It Up" album is number 4 out of 8. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Dance Contest 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.
We consider the tempo marking of Dance Contest by The Trammps to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 115 BPM, a half-time of 58BPM, and a double-time of 230 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song has a musical key of A♭ Major. This also means that 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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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dance Little Sister | Sananda Maitreya | D Minor | 7 | 7A | 115 BPM | ||
| Salsation | David Shire | A♭ Major | 8 | 4B | 118 BPM | ||
| Land of 1000 Dances | Wilson Pickett | D Major | 6 | 10B | 87 BPM | ||
| Superstition - Single Version | Stevie Wonder | A♭ Major | 6 | 4B | 100 BPM | ||
| Jump (Original Mix) | The Pointer Sisters | B♭ Minor | 8 | 3A | 134 BPM | ||
| Fly, Robin, Fly - (Stereo Single Long Version Edit) | Silver Convention | C Minor | 4 | 5A | 100 BPM | ||
| Contact - Extended Mix | Edwin Starr | F♯ Major | 8 | 2B | 131 BPM | ||
| Move on Up - Single Edit | Curtis Mayfield | B Minor | 10 | 10A | 139 BPM | ||
| Part-Time Lover - Single Version | Stevie Wonder | B♭ Minor | 8 | 3A | 174 BPM | ||
| Boogie Down | Al Jarreau | C Major | 5 | 8B | 113 BPM | ||
| You Touch My Hot Line | The Trammps | C Minor | 7 | 5A | 121 BPM | ||
| The Night the Lights Went Out (Edit) | The Trammps | E♭ Major | 8 | 5B | 123 BPM | ||
| I Love The Nightlife (Disco 'Round) - " | Alicia Bridges | C Major | 7 | 8B | 125 BPM | ||
| Lady Marmalade - Single Version | LaBelle | C Major | 5 | 8B | 117 BPM | ||
| She's a Groovy Freak | The Real Thing | F♯ Minor | 10 | 11A | 117 BPM | ||
| In the Stone - Edit | Earth, Wind & Fire | E Major | 7 | 12B | 114 BPM | ||
| (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher & Higher | Jackie Wilson | D Major | 7 | 10B | 96 BPM | ||
| That's the Way (I Like It) - 2004 Remaster | KC & The Sunshine Band | F Minor | 9 | 4A | 109 BPM | ||
| Make That Move (Single Version) | Shalamar | E Minor | 9 | 9A | 117 BPM | ||
| More Than A Woman | Tavares | A♭ Minor | 7 | 1A | 108 BPM | ||
| Disco Inferno - 8Teen Remix | The Trammps, DJ Gaston Magneto | C Minor | 7 | 5A | 130 BPM | ||
| Devil's Gun | C.J. & Co. | C Major | 8 | 8B | 125 BPM | ||
| Try It Out | Gino Soccio | B Minor | 4 | 10A | 114 BPM | ||
| Just an Illusion | Imagination | B Minor | 5 | 10A | 105 BPM | ||
| Think | Aretha Franklin | F♯ Major | 6 | 2B | 110 BPM |