Papa Was A Rolling Stone by The Temptations Song Details

On 2001, the song "Papa Was A Rolling Stone" was released by The Temptations. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. The track order of this song in The Temptations's "Live As It Gets" album is number 2 out of 17. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Papa Was A Rolling Stone's popularity is 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 Papa Was A Rolling Stone by The Temptations to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 120 BPM, a half-time of 60BPM, and a double-time of 240 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 F Minor. 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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