The Three Sounds's 'Things Ain't What They Used To Be' had a release date set for February 16, 1961. 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 Three Sounds's "Moods" album is number 2 out of 8. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Things Ain't What They Used To Be is currently not that popular. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.
We consider the tempo marking of Things Ain't What They Used To Be by The Three Sounds to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 105 BPM, a half-time of 52BPM, and a double-time of 210 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
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.
Want to find the BPM and music key for other songs? Check out our BPM and Key Finder page!
| Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fly Me To The Moon | The Howard Roberts Quartet | C Minor | 2 | 5A | 131 BPM | ||
| In Paradise | Otis Williams | F Minor | 4 | 4A | 166 BPM | ||
| Mean To Me | Nat Adderley, Wes Montgomery | F Minor | 1 | 4A | 133 BPM | ||
| Satin Doll | The Three Sounds | F Major | 4 | 7B | 116 BPM | ||
| The Monarch | Salma Del Sol | B Major | 3 | 1B | 183 BPM | ||
| Grooveyard | Harold Land | A♭ Minor | 1 | 1A | 97 BPM | ||
| The Song Is Ended | The Gene Harris Quartet | F♯ Major | 2 | 2B | 112 BPM | ||
| I'm Beginning to See the Light | Phineas Newborn Jr. | A♭ Major | 3 | 4B | 150 BPM | ||
| Girl Talk | Shirley Scott | A Minor | 1 | 8A | 180 BPM | ||
| They Call It Stormy Monday | Lou Rawls, Les McCann Ltd. | G Major | 4 | 9B | 63 BPM | ||
| Autumn In New York | George Shearing Quintet | B♭ Major | 1 | 6B | 119 BPM | ||
| A Beautiful Romance | Milt Jackson Quartet | F Minor | 1 | 4A | 129 BPM | ||
| The Ruby And The Pearl | Tina Brooks | F Minor | 4 | 4A | 117 BPM | ||
| These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You) | Hampton Hawes Trio | C Minor | 1 | 5A | 120 BPM | ||
| Loose Walk | The Three Sounds | F Minor | 5 | 4A | 95 BPM | ||
| Blues By Five - Rudy Van Gelder Remaster | Miles Davis Quintet | C Minor | 6 | 5A | 177 BPM | ||
| Billy's Blues | Charlie Rouse | C Minor | 2 | 5A | 107 BPM | ||
| In The Blue Of The Evening | Tommy Flanagan Trio | F Major | 2 | 7B | 135 BPM | ||
| Milestones | Ray Bryant | F Major | 4 | 7B | 157 BPM | ||
| Bryant's Folly | Ray Bryant | C Major | 4 | 8B | 98 BPM | ||
| Funk-Cosity - Rudy Van Gelder Edition/2007 Remaster | Kenny Drew | F Major | 5 | 7B | 132 BPM | ||
| Greasy | Jackie McLean | E♭ Major | 3 | 5B | 79 BPM | ||
| I'll Remember April - Remastered | Sonny Clark Trio | G Major | 2 | 9B | 72 BPM | ||
| Escapade | Wynton Kelly Trio | B♭ Minor | 5 | 3A | 92 BPM | ||
| A Handful Of Stars | Serge Chaloff | F Minor | 2 | 4A | 126 BPM |