When They Were Young by Ralph McTell Song Details

Ralph McTell's 'When They Were Young' had a release date set for September 20, 2019. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:22. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. The track order of this song in Ralph McTell's "Hill of Beans" album is number 8 out of 11. On top of that, United Kingdom appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, When They Were Young is currently not that popular. 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 When They Were Young by Ralph McTell to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 93 BPM, a half-time of 46BPM, and a double-time of 186 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D♭ Minor. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12A. So, the perfect camelot match for 12A would be either 12A or 11B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 12B or 1A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9A and a high energy boost can either be 2A or 7A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 11A would be a great choice. Where 3A would give you a moderate drop, and 10A or 5A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3B allows you to change the mood.

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