The Best Things In Life Are Free
Lou Donaldson
Quartet / Quintet / Sextet
3:26 May 24, 1957
BPM
142
Key
B♭ Major
Camelot
6B

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The Best Things In Life Are Free by Lou Donaldson Song Details

Lou Donaldson's ' "The Best Things In Life Are Free" was released on its scheduled release date, May 24, 1957. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:26. 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. There are a total of 10 in the song's album "Quartet / Quintet / Sextet". In this album, this song's track order is #3. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, The Best Things In Life Are Free's popularity is not that popular right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With The Best Things In Life Are Free by Lou Donaldson having a BPM of 142 with a half-time of 71 BPM and a double-time of 284 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.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-5.755 dB
Acousticness
79%
Danceability
38%
Energy
82%
Instrumentalness
2%
Liveness
11%
Loudness
90%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
79%

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ISRC
USBN20900919
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records