The Heptones's ' "Why Must I" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1977. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. There are a total of 10 in the song's album "Party Time". In this album, this song's track order is #9. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, Why Must I's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.
With Why Must I by The Heptones having a BPM of 141 with a half-time of 70 BPM and a double-time of 282 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song has a musical key of E Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.
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| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pretty Looks Isn't All | The Heptones | A Major | 4 | 11B | 81 BPM | ||
| Only a Smile | The Paragons | D♭ Major | 2 | 3B | 97 BPM | ||
| Graduation In Zion | KIDDUS I | G Major | 6 | 9B | 130 BPM | ||
| Mix Me Down | Tony Tuff | C Major | 4 | 8B | 143 BPM | ||
| The Sun Shines for Me | Bob Andy | C Major | 6 | 8B | 77 BPM | ||
| People Get Ready | Slim Smith | G Major | 4 | 9B | 89 BPM | ||
| You'll Want Me Back Aka You Don't Care (remixed Version) | Pat Kelly | E♭ Minor | 7 | 2A | 87 BPM | ||
| Dreadlocks Time/ Fist To Fist | Junior Byles, Kojak & Liza | A Major | 6 | 11B | 77 BPM | ||
| Who Feels It Knows It | Rita Marley | C Major | 4 | 8B | 93 BPM | ||
| Save A Bread | Justin Hinds, The Dominoes | B Major | 2 | 1B | 202 BPM | ||
| Give Thanks And Praise - Extended Mix | Jimmy Riley | G Minor | 5 | 6A | 134 BPM | ||
| Bucket Bottom | Prince Alla | F♯ Major | 4 | 2B | 136 BPM | ||
| Tougher Than Tough | I-Roy | B♭ Minor | 8 | 3A | 146 BPM | ||
| Dancing Mood | Delroy Wilson | D♭ Major | 6 | 3B | 160 BPM | ||
| Give Me Power | The Itals | F Major | 5 | 7B | 70 BPM | ||
| General Penitentiary | Black Uhuru | D♭ Major | 3 | 3B | 132 BPM | ||
| Natty Rebel - Remaster 1990 | U-Roy | C Major | 4 | 8B | 83 BPM | ||
| Judas And Jesus | Junior Murvin | D Major | 5 | 10B | 143 BPM | ||
| Babylon Too Rough - Remastered 1985 | Gregory Isaacs | A♭ Major | 5 | 4B | 73 BPM | ||
| Sinsemilla | Black Uhuru | E Minor | 6 | 9A | 131 BPM | ||
| Aware of Love | Busty Brown, The Heptones | D♭ Minor | 6 | 12A | 119 BPM | ||
| Suffering So | The Heptones | G Major | 4 | 9B | 134 BPM | ||
| The System | Black Roots | A Minor | 5 | 8A | 128 BPM | ||
| Hey You - Remastered 2002 | The Abyssinians | G Major | 5 | 9B | 82 BPM | ||
| Pickney Gal | Desmond Dekker | A Minor | 4 | 8A | 104 BPM |