It Doesn't Have to Be That Way by Jim Croce Song Details

Jim Croce's ' "It Doesn't Have to Be That Way" was released on its scheduled release date, July 1, 1973. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:32. This song does not appear to have any foul language. It Doesn't Have to Be That Way's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Jim Croce's "Life & Times" album is number 11 out of 11. Based on our statistics, It Doesn't Have to Be That Way's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of It Doesn't Have to Be That Way by Jim Croce to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 123 BPM, a half-time of 62BPM, and a double-time of 246 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 is in the music key of C Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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