Black Boy by Pops Staples Song Details

On September 30, 1993, the song "Black Boy" was released by Pops Staples. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:22. 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 216 in the song's album "The Complete Stax / Volt Soul Singles, Vol. 2: 1968-1971". In this album, this song's track order is #25. In terms of popularity, Black Boy 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.

BPM and Tempo

With Black Boy by Pops Staples having a BPM of 119 with a half-time of 60 BPM and a double-time of 238 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 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.083 dB
Acousticness
59%
Danceability
83%
Energy
50%
Instrumentalness
66%
Liveness
12%
Loudness
82%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
92%

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