I Didn't Know What Time It Was
Dorothy Dandridge
Smooth Operator
2:41 January 1, 1999
BPM
100
Key
G Major
Camelot
9B

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I Didn't Know What Time It Was by Dorothy Dandridge Song Details

Dorothy Dandridge's ' "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1999. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:41. This song does not appear to have any foul language. I Didn't Know What Time It Was's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 16 in the song's album "Smooth Operator". In this album, this song's track order is #12. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, I Didn't Know What Time It Was is currently below average in popularity. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With I Didn't Know What Time It Was by Dorothy Dandridge having a BPM of 100 with a half-time of 50 BPM and a double-time of 200 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 Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-15.217 dB
Acousticness
83%
Danceability
55%
Energy
20%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
8%
Loudness
75%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
47%

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ISRC
USPR39982219
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records