Gloomy Sunday by Ricky Nelson Song Details

Ricky Nelson's 'Gloomy Sunday' had a release date set for January 1, 2000. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:05. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Gloomy Sunday's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Ricky Nelson's "Legacy" album is number 20 out of 100. In terms of popularity, Gloomy Sunday is currently not that popular. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Gloomy Sunday by Ricky Nelson to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 97 BPM, a half-time of 48BPM, and a double-time of 194 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the A♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 1A. So, the perfect camelot match for 1A would be either 1A or 12B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 1B or 2A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10A and a high energy boost can either be 3A or 8A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 12A would be a great choice. Where 4A would give you a moderate drop, and 11A or 6A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4B allows you to change the mood.

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