Rude Boy by Rihanna Song Details

On January 1, 2010, the song "Rude Boy" was released by Rihanna. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:43, 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. There are a total of 2 in the song's album "Rude Boy". In this album, this song's track order is #1. The popularity of Rude Boy is currently average in popularity right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Rude Boy by Rihanna having a BPM of 174 with a half-time of 87 BPM and a double-time of 348 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of E♭ Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 2A. So, the perfect camelot match for 2A would be either 2A or 1B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 2B or 3A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11A and a high energy boost can either be 4A or 9A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 1A would be a great choice. Where 5A would give you a moderate drop, and 12A or 7A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5B allows you to change the mood.

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