Sixteen Tons by Jimmy Ricks Song Details

Jimmy Ricks's ' "Sixteen Tons" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1965. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:04. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. This song is part of Vibrations by Jimmy Ricks. The song's track number on the album is #7 out of 12 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, Sixteen Tons's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

Since Sixteen Tons by Jimmy Ricks has a tempo of 128 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With Sixteen Tons being at 128 BPM, the half-time would be 64 BPM with a double-time of 256 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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