When I Was a Boy by A Great Big World Song Details

A Great Big World's 'When I Was a Boy' had a release date set for March 10, 2017. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:15. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. Since When I Was a Boy only contains only one song in the album, we like to consider this song as a single. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. Based on our statistics, When I Was a Boy's popularity is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

Since When I Was a Boy by A Great Big World has a tempo of 150 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright). With When I Was a Boy being at 150 BPM, the half-time would be 75 BPM with a double-time of 300 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

C Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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