Tell Me by Howlin' Wolf Song Details

On January 11, 1962, the song "Tell Me" was released by Howlin' Wolf. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:58. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Tell Me's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Howlin' Wolf's "Howlin' Wolf" album is number 12 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Tell Me is currently below average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Tell Me by Howlin' Wolf to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 115 BPM, a half-time of 58BPM, and a double-time of 230 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 C Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-16.161 dB
Acousticness
69%
Danceability
70%
Energy
43%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
21%
Loudness
73%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
85%

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ISRC
USMC15708529
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records