Rare Earth's ' "Smiling Faces Sometimes" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1973. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 6:01, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The track order of this song in Rare Earth's "Ma" album is number 3 out of 5. In terms of popularity, Smiling Faces Sometimes 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.
We consider the tempo marking of Smiling Faces Sometimes by Rare Earth to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 90 BPM, a half-time of 45BPM, and a double-time of 180 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song has a musical key of B♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nothin' to Do but Today | Stephen Stills | G Major | 8 | 9B | 112 BPM | ||
| A Real Mother for Ya | Johnny "Guitar" Watson | E♭ Major | 4 | 5B | 98 BPM | ||
| Union Man | Cate Brothers | B♭ Major | 8 | 6B | 124 BPM | ||
| Black Snake | Atomic Rooster | F Major | 6 | 7B | 88 BPM | ||
| Clean Love | Blues Image | B♭ Major | 5 | 6B | 188 BPM | ||
| F.U.N.K. | Betty Davis | A Major | 7 | 11B | 89 BPM | ||
| One Way Rag | Alan White | F♯ Minor | 7 | 11A | 171 BPM | ||
| Respect Yourself - Single Edit | The Staple Singers | F♯ Minor | 6 | 11A | 110 BPM | ||
| Medley: Higher/Music Lover - Live at The Woodstock Music & Art Fair, August 17, 1969 | Sly & The Family Stone | F Major | 8 | 7B | 139 BPM | ||
| Just for You | Peter Green | B♭ Major | 4 | 6B | 141 BPM | ||
| Party Is a Groovy Thing | People's Choice | G Minor | 7 | 6A | 120 BPM | ||
| Superfly | Curtis Mayfield | A Major | 7 | 11B | 121 BPM | ||
| The Situation | Snowy White, The White Flames | E Minor | 6 | 9A | 105 BPM | ||
| One Woman Love | Peter Green | D Minor | 3 | 7A | 97 BPM | ||
| Song of Love | Stephen Stills | A♭ Major | 8 | 4B | 80 BPM | ||
| Tobacco Road - 2025 Remaster | Eric Burdon, War | C Major | 5 | 8B | 113 BPM | ||
| In This Place - 2007 Remaster | Robin Trower | D Major | 8 | 10B | 134 BPM | ||
| Thunder and Lightning | Chi Coltrane | D Major | 8 | 10B | 79 BPM | ||
| Blood Donors Needed (Give All You Can) | David Ruffin | A Minor | 9 | 8A | 108 BPM | ||
| Joe Tex | Buddy Miles | G Minor | 8 | 6A | 106 BPM | ||
| Do Your Thing | Charles Wright & The Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Band | A Major | 5 | 11B | 127 BPM | ||
| Gypsy Man | War | A Minor | 7 | 8A | 127 BPM | ||
| I Wrote a Letter | Inga Rumpf | F♯ Major | 4 | 2B | 156 BPM | ||
| White Houses | Eric Burdon & the Animals | D Major | 6 | 10B | 81 BPM | ||
| Supernatural Thing, Pt. 2 | Ben E. King | B♭ Minor | 7 | 3A | 94 BPM |