On A Slow Boat To China by The Platters Song Details

The Platters's 'On A Slow Boat To China' had a release date set for January 1, 1986. With This song being less than two minutes long, at 1:54, we are fairly confident that this song is not explicit and is safe for all ages. Based on the duration of this song, this song duration is much smaller than the average song duration. The track order of this song in The Platters's "Golden Hits" album is number 13 out of 18. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. On A Slow Boat To China is 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

We consider the tempo marking of On A Slow Boat To China by The Platters to be Adagio (slowly with great expression) because the track has a tempo of 68 BPM, a half-time of 34BPM, and a double-time of 136 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 A Minor. Because this track belongs in the A Minor key, the camelot key is 8A. So, the perfect camelot match for 8A would be either 8A or 7B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 8B or 9A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5A and a high energy boost can either be 10A or 3A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 7A would be a great choice. Where 11A would give you a moderate drop, and 6A or 1A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11B allows you to change the mood.

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