Nothin' but a Heartache by The Doobie Brothers Song Details

On August 26, 1977, the song "Nothin' but a Heartache" was released by The Doobie Brothers. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:08. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. The track order of this song in The Doobie Brothers's "Livin' on the Fault Line" album is number 6 out of 10. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Nothin' but a Heartache is currently below average in popularity. 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 Nothin' but a Heartache by The Doobie Brothers to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 108 BPM, a half-time of 54BPM, and a double-time of 216 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 has a musical key of E Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12B. So, the perfect camelot match for 12B would be either 12B or 1A. While, 1B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9B and a high energy boost can either be 2B or 7B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 12A or 11B will give you a low energy drop, 3B would be a moderate one, and 10B or 5B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9A allows you to change the mood.

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