What Child Is This? by Earth, Wind & Fire Song Details

Earth, Wind & Fire's ' "What Child Is This?" was released on its scheduled release date, October 21, 2014. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:34, 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. The track order of this song in Earth, Wind & Fire's "Holiday" album is number 5 out of 13. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, What Child Is This? is currently below average in popularity. 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 What Child Is This? by Earth, Wind & Fire to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 92 BPM, a half-time of 46BPM, and a double-time of 184 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 4/4.

Music Key

F Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the F Minor key, the camelot key is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.

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