Shake It Baby by Lightnin' Hopkins Song Details

Lightnin' Hopkins's ' "Shake It Baby" was released on its scheduled release date, July 23, 1965. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. The track order of this song in Lightnin' Hopkins's "Lightnin' Strikes, Volume 2" album is number 4 out of 9. Based on our statistics, Shake It Baby's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Shake It Baby by Lightnin' Hopkins to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 145 BPM, a half-time of 72BPM, and a double-time of 290 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, jogging or cycling, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of C Minor. Because this track belongs in the C Minor key, the camelot key is 5A. So, the perfect camelot match for 5A would be either 5A or 4B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 5B or 6A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2A and a high energy boost can either be 7A or 12A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 4A would be a great choice. Where 8A would give you a moderate drop, and 3A or 10A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8B allows you to change the mood.

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