Pick a Bale o' Cotton by Johnny Cash Song Details

On February 18, 2014, the song "Pick a Bale o' Cotton" was released by Johnny Cash. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:57, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. There are a total of 56 in the song's album "Singles Plus". In this album, this song's track order is #12. In terms of popularity, Pick a Bale o' Cotton 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 Pick a Bale o' Cotton by Johnny Cash having a BPM of 93 with a half-time of 46 BPM and a double-time of 186 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. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of A♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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