You Keep Me Hanging On by The Box Tops Song Details

The Box Tops's 'You Keep Me Hanging On' had a release date set for July 28, 1968. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:40, 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 song is number 11 out of 16 in Cry Like A Baby by The Box Tops. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. The popularity of You Keep Me Hanging On is currently 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

The tempo marking of You Keep Me Hanging On by The Box Tops is Vivace (lively and fast), since this song has a tempo of 173 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E Minor. 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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