The Penguin by Kool & The Gang Song Details

Kool & The Gang's ' "The Penguin" was released on its scheduled release date, 1971. 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. The track order of this song in Kool & The Gang's "Live At P.J.'s" album is number 8 out of 8. In terms of popularity, The Penguin is currently not that popular. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of The Penguin by Kool & The Gang to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 116 BPM, a half-time of 58BPM, and a double-time of 232 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E Minor. Because this track belongs in the E Minor key, the camelot key 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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Popularity
Loudness
-11.327 dB
Acousticness
43%
Danceability
55%
Energy
45%
Instrumentalness
9%
Liveness
69%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
52%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records