Once In A Lifetime by Beyoncé Song Details

Beyoncé's ' "Once In A Lifetime" was released on its scheduled release date, November 28, 2008. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:59, 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 Various Artists's "Music From The Motion Picture Cadillac Records" album is number 5 out of 26. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Once In A Lifetime is below average in popularity right now. Based on the vibe, this track doesn't seem to be that danceable, however its valence properties can make this some somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Once In A Lifetime by Beyoncé to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 79 BPM, a half-time of 40BPM, and a double-time of 158 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

D♭ Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12A. So, the perfect camelot match for 12A would be either 12A or 11B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 12B or 1A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9A and a high energy boost can either be 2A or 7A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 11A would be a great choice. Where 3A would give you a moderate drop, and 10A or 5A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3B allows you to change the mood.

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