What's Going On - Single Version by Cyndi Lauper Song Details

Cyndi Lauper's 'What's Going On - Single Version' had a release date set for 1983. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:51, 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. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "Twelve Deadly Cyns...And Then Some". In this album, this song's track order is #9. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, What's Going On - Single Version is currently below average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With What's Going On - Single Version by Cyndi Lauper having a BPM of 96 with a half-time of 48 BPM and a double-time of 192 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

G Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-5.175 dB
Acousticness
19%
Danceability
28%
Energy
85%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
68%
Loudness
91%
Speechiness
10%
Valence
24%

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ISRC
USSM18600151
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records