John Henry by Paul Robeson Song Details

Paul Robeson's ' "John Henry" was released on its scheduled release date, May 31, 2008. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:21. 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 45 in the song's album "The Voice of Black America". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. In terms of popularity, John Henry is currently unknown. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With John Henry by Paul Robeson having a BPM of 118 with a half-time of 59 BPM and a double-time of 236 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 has a musical key of E Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 12B. So, the perfect camelot match for 12B would be either 12B or 1A. While, 1B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9B and a high energy boost can either be 2B or 7B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 12A or 11B will give you a low energy drop, 3B would be a moderate one, and 10B or 5B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9A allows you to change the mood.

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