I Had To Do That by James Newton Howard Song Details

"I Had To Do That" by James Newton Howard had its release date on January 1, 2013. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:22. This song does not appear to have any foul language. I Had To Do That's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 29 in the song's album "The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (Original Motion Picture Score)". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Based on our statistics, I Had To Do That's popularity is below average in popularity right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With I Had To Do That by James Newton Howard having a BPM of 128 with a half-time of 64 BPM and a double-time of 256 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

This song is in the music key of B♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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