That Was the President by Phil Ochs Song Details

"That Was the President" by Phil Ochs had its release date on 1965. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:24. 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. The track order of this song in Phil Ochs's "I Ain't Marching Anymore" album is number 5 out of 15. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, That Was the President is currently not that popular. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of That Was the President by Phil Ochs to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 93 BPM, a half-time of 46BPM, and a double-time of 186 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F♯ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 2B. So, the perfect camelot match for 2B would be either 2B or 3A. While, 3B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11B and a high energy boost can either be 4B or 9B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 2A or 1B will give you a low energy drop, 5B would be a moderate one, and 12B or 7B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11A allows you to change the mood.

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