Hush-A-Bye by Peter, Paul and Mary Song Details

Peter, Paul and Mary's 'Hush-A-Bye' had a release date set for 1963. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:23. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Hush-A-Bye's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Peter, Paul and Mary's "In the Wind" album is number 2 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Hush-A-Bye is average in popularity 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

We consider the tempo marking of Hush-A-Bye by Peter, Paul and Mary to be Adagio (slowly with great expression) because the track has a tempo of 71 BPM, a half-time of 36BPM, and a double-time of 142 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 G Minor. Because this track belongs in the G Minor key, the camelot key is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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