Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks
Linval Thompson
Ride On Dreadlocks 1975 - 1977
6:26 December 31, 1995
BPM
142
Key
D♭ Major
Camelot
3B

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Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks by Linval Thompson Song Details

Linval Thompson's ' "Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks" was released on its scheduled release date, December 31, 1995. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 6:26, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 11 in the song's album "Ride On Dreadlocks 1975 - 1977". In this album, this song's track order is #4. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks's popularity is not that popular right now. 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 Don't Cut Off Your Dreadlocks / Joyful Locks by Linval Thompson having a BPM of 142 with a half-time of 71 BPM and a double-time of 284 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-8.19 dB
Acousticness
25%
Danceability
70%
Energy
47%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
22%
Loudness
86%
Speechiness
30%
Valence
63%

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ISRC
GBHSC0503204
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records