What's Going On
Marvin Gaye
What's Going On
3:53 May 21, 1971
BPM
202
Key
D♭ Minor
Camelot
12A

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What's Going On by Marvin Gaye Song Details

On May 21, 1971, the song "What's Going On" was released by Marvin Gaye. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:53, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. This song is part of What's Going On by Marvin Gaye. The song's track number on the album is #1 out of 9 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. The popularity of What's Going On is currently fairly popular right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

Since What's Going On by Marvin Gaye has a tempo of 202 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Prestissimo (even faster than presto). With What's Going On being at 202 BPM, the half-time would be 101 BPM with a double-time of 404 BPM.The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 12A. So, the perfect camelot match for 12A would be either 12A or 11B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 12B or 1A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9A and a high energy boost can either be 2A or 7A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 11A would be a great choice. Where 3A would give you a moderate drop, and 10A or 5A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-9.632 dB
Acousticness
45%
Danceability
28%
Energy
72%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
40%
Loudness
84%
Speechiness
10%
Valence
83%

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ISRC
USMO17100041
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records