I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Lester Young
The Jazz Giants '56
10:02 January 12, 1956
BPM
130
Key
F Major
Camelot
7B

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I Didn't Know What Time It Was by Lester Young Song Details

Lester Young's ' "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" was released on its scheduled release date, January 12, 1956. This song appears to be safe for all ages as it is not explicit. There are a total of 5 in the song's album "The Jazz Giants '56". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, I Didn't Know What Time It Was's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With I Didn't Know What Time It Was by Lester Young having a BPM of 130 with a half-time of 65 BPM and a double-time of 260 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast 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 is in the music key of F Major. 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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Popularity
Loudness
-11.535 dB
Acousticness
91%
Danceability
52%
Energy
29%
Instrumentalness
2%
Liveness
20%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
50%

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ISRC
USPR35689347
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records