Don't Explain
Billie Holiday, Simone Dinnerstein, Tift Merritt
Night
4:11 March 15, 2013
BPM
169
Key
F♯ Minor
Camelot
11A

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Don't Explain by Billie Holiday, Simone Dinnerstein, Tift Merritt Song Details

Billie Holiday, Simone Dinnerstein, Tift Merritt's 'Don't Explain' had a release date set for March 15, 2013. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:11, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. There are a total of 14 in the song's album "Night". In this album, this song's track order is #3. The popularity of Don't Explain is currently not that popular right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

With Don't Explain by Billie Holiday, Simone Dinnerstein, Tift Merritt having a BPM of 169 with a half-time of 84 BPM and a double-time of 338 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

F♯ Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-14.905 dB
Acousticness
99%
Danceability
46%
Energy
5%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
9%
Loudness
75%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
24%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records