I Couldn't Help It If I Tried
Dexys Midnight Runners
It Was Like This
4:11 May 20, 1996
BPM
81
Key
E Minor
Camelot
9A

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I Couldn't Help It If I Tried by Dexys Midnight Runners Song Details

Dexys Midnight Runners's 'I Couldn't Help It If I Tried' had a release date set for May 20, 1996. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:11, 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 Dexys Midnight Runners's "It Was Like This" album is number 9 out of 18. I Couldn't Help It If I Tried 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

We consider the tempo marking of I Couldn't Help It If I Tried by Dexys Midnight Runners to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 81 BPM, a half-time of 40BPM, and a double-time of 162 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

E Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the E Minor key, the camelot key is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-7.862 dB
Acousticness
30%
Danceability
30%
Energy
50%
Instrumentalness
6%
Liveness
18%
Loudness
87%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
27%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records