Why Can't I Cry by Merle Haggard Song Details

Merle Haggard's 'Why Can't I Cry' had a release date set for March 13, 1986. 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. There are a total of 11 in the song's album "Out Among The Stars". In this album, this song's track order is #4. The popularity of Why Can't I Cry is currently 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

With Why Can't I Cry by Merle Haggard having a BPM of 175 with a half-time of 88 BPM and a double-time of 350 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 is in the music key of A Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 11B. So, the perfect camelot match for 11B would be either 11B or 12A. While, 12B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8B and a high energy boost can either be 1B or 6B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 11A or 10B will give you a low energy drop, 2B would be a moderate one, and 9B or 4B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8A allows you to change the mood.

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