ABC's ' "The Real Thing" was released on its scheduled release date, October 16, 1989. 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 13 in the song's album "Up". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. In terms of popularity, The Real Thing 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.
With The Real Thing by ABC 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.
F 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 7B. So, the perfect camelot match for 7B would be either 7B or 8A. While, 8B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4B and a high energy boost can either be 9B or 2B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 7A or 6B will give you a low energy drop, 10B would be a moderate one, and 5B or 12B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| People Are People | Depeche Mode | A Minor | 8 | 8A | 120 BPM | ||
| Jealous Lover | ABC | D Major | 7 | 10B | 117 BPM | ||
| Kiss & Tell | Bryan Ferry | F♯ Minor | 7 | 11A | 124 BPM | ||
| Videotheque | Dollar | D♭ Major | 8 | 3B | 89 BPM | ||
| So In Love | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | F Major | 8 | 7B | 120 BPM | ||
| She Wants to Dance with Me - 2023 Remaster | Rick Astley | F♯ Major | 9 | 2B | 118 BPM | ||
| Automatic - 12" Special Remix | The Pointer Sisters | F Major | 7 | 7B | 111 BPM | ||
| All The Things She Said | Simple Minds | G Major | 9 | 9B | 104 BPM | ||
| Bad Boy | Miami Sound Machine | C Minor | 5 | 5A | 181 BPM | ||
| Annie, I'm Not Your Daddy | Kid Creole And The Coconuts | F Major | 8 | 7B | 111 BPM | ||
| If You Let Me Stay | Sananda Maitreya, Michael H. Brauer | F♯ Major | 8 | 2B | 198 BPM | ||
| Talk Talk - 1997 Remaster | Talk Talk | G Minor | 8 | 6A | 135 BPM | ||
| Divine Emotions | Narada Michael Walden | A Minor | 6 | 8A | 117 BPM | ||
| Ever Fallen in Love | Fine Young Cannibals | A Major | 6 | 11B | 128 BPM | ||
| What's Your Destination | ABC | F Major | 9 | 7B | 125 BPM | ||
| A View to a Kill | Duran Duran | D♭ Major | 8 | 3B | 125 BPM | ||
| I Can't Help It | Bananarama | A Minor | 10 | 8A | 120 BPM | ||
| Instinction - 2010 Remaster | Spandau Ballet | C Major | 8 | 8B | 125 BPM | ||
| The Real Thing | ABC | F Major | 9 | 7B | 119 BPM | ||
| Dreaming - Remastered 2019 | Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark | C Major | 9 | 8B | 125 BPM | ||
| Don't Let Go | Wang Chung | E♭ Minor | 6 | 2A | 141 BPM | ||
| Dance Away | Roxy Music | C Minor | 7 | 5A | 123 BPM | ||
| Poison Arrow | ABC | B Minor | 9 | 10A | 126 BPM | ||
| Speak Like A Child | The Style Council | A Major | 9 | 11B | 131 BPM | ||
| Do You Really Want To Hurt Me | Culture Club | E Minor | 4 | 9A | 101 BPM |