I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) by Gayla Peevey Song Details

On November 11, 1953, the song "I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)" was released by Gayla Peevey. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:35. This song does not appear to have any foul language. I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero)'s duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. Because this song is the only song in I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) and no other songs are present in the album, we classify this track as a single. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) is currently pretty popular. 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 I Want a Hippopotamus for Christmas (Hippo the Hero) by Gayla Peevey to be Moderato (at a moderate speed) because the track has a tempo of 114 BPM, a half-time of 57BPM, and a double-time of 228 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is moderate. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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