The Old Rugged Cross by Ella Fitzgerald Song Details

"The Old Rugged Cross" by Ella Fitzgerald had its release date on 1967. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:53, 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 song is number 16 out of 27 in Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas (Deluxe Edition) by Ella Fitzgerald. The Old Rugged Cross is not that popular 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

The tempo marking of The Old Rugged Cross by Ella Fitzgerald is Andante (at a walking pace), since this song has a tempo of 78 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

A♭ Major is the music key of this track. 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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