Ode to Billie Joe by King Curtis Song Details

King Curtis's 'Ode to Billie Joe' had a release date set for 1967. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:50. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Ode to Billie Joe's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in King Curtis's "King Size Soul" album is number 1 out of 10. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Ode to Billie Joe is currently below average in popularity. 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 Ode to Billie Joe by King Curtis to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 117 BPM, a half-time of 58BPM, and a double-time of 234 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. This also means that 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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