I Joke But I Don't Play by Tone-Loc Song Details

Tone-Loc's ' "I Joke But I Don't Play" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1990. This song is quite longer than the average track at 4 minutes and 30 seconds. With that being said, this track is also considered explicit and may be offensive to some people. The track order of this song in Various Artists's "Marked For Death (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)" album is number 2 out of 16. In terms of popularity, I Joke But I Don't Play is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of I Joke But I Don't Play by Tone-Loc to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 93 BPM, a half-time of 46BPM, and a double-time of 186 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.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Minor. This also means that 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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