On October 18, 2013, the song "It Doesn't Have to Be This Way" was released by The Blow Monkeys. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:34, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. There are a total of 55 in the song's album "So80s (So Eighties) Pres. FORMEL EINS curated by Blank & Jones". In this album, this song's track order is #11. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. Based on our statistics, It Doesn't Have to Be This Way's popularity is unknown right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.
With It Doesn't Have to Be This Way by The Blow Monkeys having a BPM of 123 with a half-time of 62 BPM and a double-time of 246 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 walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song has a musical key of B Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| I'M Falling | The Bluebells | A♭ Major | 6 | 4B | 114 BPM | ||
| Love on Your Side (Single Version) | Thompson Twins | F Major | 8 | 7B | 112 BPM | ||
| Real Gone Kid | Deacon Blue | C Major | 8 | 8B | 130 BPM | ||
| Wouldn't It Be Good | Nik Kershaw | D Minor | 7 | 7A | 97 BPM | ||
| A New Flame - 2008 Remaster | Simply Red | C Major | 8 | 8B | 114 BPM | ||
| Walls Come Tumbling Down | The Style Council | E Minor | 10 | 9A | 152 BPM | ||
| Big Area | Then Jerico, Bruce Lampcov | B♭ Major | 9 | 6B | 120 BPM | ||
| If You Let Me Stay | Sananda Maitreya, Michael H. Brauer | F♯ Major | 8 | 2B | 198 BPM | ||
| Infidelity | Simply Red | A Minor | 7 | 8A | 114 BPM | ||
| The Honeythief | Hipsway | B Major | 6 | 1B | 111 BPM | ||
| Motortown | The Kane Gang | G Major | 7 | 9B | 117 BPM | ||
| Know by Now | Robert Palmer | B Minor | 8 | 10A | 118 BPM | ||
| The Lodgers | The Style Council | D Minor | 5 | 7A | 100 BPM | ||
| Each Time You Break My Heart | Nick Kamen | D♭ Minor | 7 | 12A | 117 BPM | ||
| Heaven's Here | Holly Johnson | C Major | 6 | 8B | 109 BPM | ||
| I Don't Want To Be A Hero - 2008 Digital Remaster | Johnny Hates Jazz | C Minor | 9 | 5A | 112 BPM | ||
| Human Racing | Nik Kershaw | F Major | 3 | 7B | 97 BPM | ||
| Unique | Living In A Box | B Minor | 10 | 10A | 143 BPM | ||
| Misfit | Curiosity Killed The Cat | A Minor | 9 | 8A | 117 BPM | ||
| Cars and Girls | Prefab Sprout | A Minor | 6 | 8A | 131 BPM | ||
| Love Action (I Believe In Love) | The Human League | C Major | 6 | 8B | 122 BPM | ||
| Surrender | Swing Out Sister | A♭ Minor | 7 | 1A | 104 BPM | ||
| Tempted | Squeeze | E Major | 5 | 12B | 95 BPM | ||
| Living by Numbers | New Musik | G Major | 7 | 9B | 135 BPM | ||
| The Look Of Love - Re-Recorded | ABC | C Major | 7 | 8B | 121 BPM |