Papa Was a Rolling Stone by Teenage Lovers Song Details

On September 22, 1974, the song "Papa Was a Rolling Stone" was released by Teenage Lovers. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:50. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Papa Was a Rolling Stone's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "On Tour". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from South Africa. In terms of popularity, Papa Was a Rolling Stone is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With Papa Was a Rolling Stone by Teenage Lovers having a BPM of 113 with a half-time of 56 BPM and a double-time of 226 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical 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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