Old Folks by Charlie Parker Song Details

Charlie Parker's ' "Old Folks" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1955. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:33, 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 12 in the song's album "The Magnificent Charlie Parker". In this album, this song's track order is #6. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Old Folks is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Old Folks by Charlie Parker having a BPM of 79 with a half-time of 40 BPM and a double-time of 158 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

G Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-7.944 dB
Acousticness
91%
Danceability
46%
Energy
51%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
25%
Loudness
87%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
50%

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ISRC
USPR35300008
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records