Why Was I Born by Lena Horne Song Details

"Why Was I Born" by Lena Horne had its release date on October 22, 1994. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:18. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Why Was I Born's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Lena Horne's "Lena Horne" album is number 17 out of 17. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Why Was I Born's popularity is unknown 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

We consider the tempo marking of Why Was I Born by Lena Horne to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 131 BPM, a half-time of 66BPM, and a double-time of 262 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

Want to find the BPM and music key for other songs? Check out our BPM and Key Finder page!