The Unfortunate Rake
A. L. Lloyd and Alf Edwards
The Unfortunate Rake
2:59 January 1, 1960
BPM
132
Key
C Minor
Camelot
5A

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The Unfortunate Rake by A. L. Lloyd and Alf Edwards Song Details

A. L. Lloyd and Alf Edwards's 'The Unfortunate Rake' had a release date set for January 1, 1960. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:59. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Unfortunate Rake's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 20 in the song's album "The Unfortunate Rake". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Based on our statistics, The Unfortunate Rake's popularity is not that popular right now. 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

With The Unfortunate Rake by A. L. Lloyd and Alf Edwards having a BPM of 132 with a half-time of 66 BPM and a double-time of 264 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 1/4.

Music Key

C Minor is the music key of this track. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 5A. So, the perfect camelot match for 5A would be either 5A or 4B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 5B or 6A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2A and a high energy boost can either be 7A or 12A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 4A would be a great choice. Where 8A would give you a moderate drop, and 3A or 10A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-12.878 dB
Acousticness
71%
Danceability
40%
Energy
23%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
11%
Loudness
79%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
28%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records