Hit The Hay by NRBQ Song Details

On February 6, 2026, the song "Hit The Hay" was released by NRBQ. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:27. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Hit The Hay's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in NRBQ's "Grooves In Orbit" album is number 11 out of 18. Based on our statistics, Hit The Hay'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

We consider the tempo marking of Hit The Hay by NRBQ to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 153 BPM, a half-time of 76BPM, and a double-time of 306 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, running, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-12.433 dB
Acousticness
45%
Danceability
73%
Energy
55%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
31%
Loudness
79%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
82%

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ISRC
QMWHB2629722
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records