When The Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie Song Details

Memphis Minnie's ' "When The Levee Breaks" was released on its scheduled release date, 1929. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:08. 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. There are a total of 18 in the song's album "Queen Of The Blues". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, When The Levee Breaks is currently below average in popularity. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

With When The Levee Breaks by Memphis Minnie having a BPM of 97 with a half-time of 48 BPM and a double-time of 194 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-10.623 dB
Acousticness
98%
Danceability
70%
Energy
28%
Instrumentalness
16%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
82%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
48%

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ISRC
USSM12900049
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records