The Wreck on the Highway by Jean Ritchie Song Details

Jean Ritchie's 'The Wreck on the Highway' had a release date set for January 1, 1962. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:07. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Wreck on the Highway's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 16 in the song's album "Precious Memories". In this album, this song's track order is #15. The popularity of The Wreck on the Highway is currently not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With The Wreck on the Highway by Jean Ritchie having a BPM of 165 with a half-time of 82 BPM and a double-time of 330 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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