Tell It Like It Is
Lightnin' Hopkins
Complete Aladdin Recordings
2:39 January 1, 1991
BPM
129
Key
A♭ Major
Camelot
4B

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Tell It Like It Is by Lightnin' Hopkins Song Details

Lightnin' Hopkins's ' "Tell It Like It Is" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1991. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:39. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Tell It Like It Is's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The song is number 20 out of 43 in Complete Aladdin Recordings by Lightnin' Hopkins. Based on our statistics, Tell It Like It Is's popularity is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Tell It Like It Is by Lightnin' Hopkins is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 129 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A♭ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-14.858 dB
Acousticness
99%
Danceability
52%
Energy
18%
Instrumentalness
1%
Liveness
14%
Loudness
75%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
54%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records