Zapp's ' "Playin' Kinda Ruff" was released on its scheduled release date, July 14, 1982. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. This song is part of Zapp II by Zapp. The song's track number on the album is #2 out of 6 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. In terms of popularity, Playin' Kinda Ruff is currently below average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.
Since Playin' Kinda Ruff by Zapp has a tempo of 111 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Moderato (at a moderate speed). With Playin' Kinda Ruff being at 111 BPM, the half-time would be 56 BPM with a double-time of 222 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty moderate for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
The music key of this track is C Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold Diggers | Mr. Capone-E, Zapp, Mr. Criminal, Stomper (Soldier Ink) | D♭ Major | 7 | 3B | 93 BPM | ||
| Runnin' For Your Lovin' | The Brothers Johnson | D♭ Minor | 7 | 12A | 103 BPM | ||
| Dukey Stick | George Duke | E Minor | 7 | 9A | 94 BPM | ||
| Get Down, Get Funky | Fat Larry's Band | F Major | 7 | 7B | 114 BPM | ||
| Thighs High (Grip Your Hips and Move) | Tom Browne | A♭ Minor | 8 | 1A | 119 BPM | ||
| Wikka Wrap - Original Mix | Evasions | D Major | 6 | 10B | 121 BPM | ||
| Gigolos Get Lonely Too | The Time | B Minor | 5 | 10A | 87 BPM | ||
| Too Hot to Handle | Heatwave | E♭ Minor | 7 | 2A | 113 BPM | ||
| Doo Wa Ditty (Blow That Thing) - Live with Intro by Mo Ostin | Zapp, Mo Ostin | G Major | 9 | 9B | 113 BPM | ||
| Breakin' the Funk | Faze-O | C Minor | 6 | 5A | 97 BPM | ||
| Heartbeat (Club Mix) (2012 - Remaster) | Taana Gardner | B Minor | 6 | 10A | 99 BPM | ||
| Call Me | Skyy | G Minor | 8 | 6A | 103 BPM | ||
| Dance Floor (Pt. I) - Single Version | Zapp | D Minor | 9 | 7A | 111 BPM | ||
| Wind Me Up (feat. ONO) | Bootsy Collins, ONO | A♭ Major | 9 | 4B | 103 BPM | ||
| I Heard It Through the Grapevine | Roger | D Major | 7 | 10B | 118 BPM | ||
| Keep On Rockin' | Active Force | G Major | 6 | 9B | 100 BPM | ||
| Stone Love | Kashif | D♭ Major | 4 | 3B | 114 BPM | ||
| Switch It Baby | Switch | G Minor | 8 | 6A | 103 BPM | ||
| So Ruff, so Tuff | Zapp | D♭ Major | 7 | 3B | 111 BPM | ||
| Radiation Level | Sun | E Minor | 8 | 9A | 118 BPM | ||
| L-O-V-E-U | Brass Construction | C Major | 8 | 8B | 107 BPM | ||
| So Ruff, so Tuff | Roger | D♭ Major | 8 | 3B | 111 BPM | ||
| Keep On It | Starpoint | C Minor | 7 | 5A | 111 BPM | ||
| Do You Like It | B.T. Express | D Major | 6 | 10B | 117 BPM | ||
| Do Fries Go With That Shake - 2000 Digitally Remaster | George Clinton | G Minor | 8 | 6A | 113 BPM |