China Bird by Patti Smith Song Details

Patti Smith's 'China Bird' had a release date set for 2000. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:07, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. The track order of this song in Patti Smith's "Gung Ho" album is number 6 out of 13. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. China Bird is below average in popularity right now. 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 China Bird by Patti Smith to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 80 BPM, a half-time of 40BPM, and a double-time of 160 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 B Minor. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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