It Should Have Been Me
Joy
Paradise Road
3:24 October 27, 1980
BPM
115
Key
C Major
Camelot
8B

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It Should Have Been Me by Joy Song Details

On October 27, 1980, the song "It Should Have Been Me" was released by Joy. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:24. 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. There are a total of 8 in the song's album "Paradise Road". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from South Africa. In terms of popularity, It Should Have Been Me is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With It Should Have Been Me by Joy having a BPM of 115 with a half-time of 58 BPM and a double-time of 230 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate 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 C Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-10.203 dB
Acousticness
37%
Danceability
71%
Energy
69%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
83%
Speechiness
7%
Valence
84%

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ISRC
ZAC032301637
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records