Short People
Randy Newman
Little Criminals
2:56 September 23, 1977
BPM
121
Key
D Major
Camelot
10B

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Short People by Randy Newman Song Details

Randy Newman's ' "Short People" was released on its scheduled release date, September 23, 1977. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:56. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Short People's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Randy Newman's "Little Criminals" album is number 1 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Short People's popularity is average in popularity right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Short People by Randy Newman to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 121 BPM, a half-time of 60BPM, and a double-time of 242 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-5.849 dB
Acousticness
73%
Danceability
68%
Energy
62%
Instrumentalness
7%
Liveness
12%
Loudness
90%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
54%

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ISRC
USWB19901943
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records