Ordinary Man by Gordon Lightfoot Song Details

Gordon Lightfoot's ' "Ordinary Man" was released on its scheduled release date, 1972. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:19. 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 song is number 5 out of 11 in Don Quixote by Gordon Lightfoot. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. In terms of popularity, Ordinary Man is currently below average in popularity. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Ordinary Man by Gordon Lightfoot is Andante (at a walking pace), since this song has a tempo of 97 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of B♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-15.772 dB
Acousticness
56%
Danceability
58%
Energy
35%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
22%
Loudness
74%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
70%

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ISRC
USRE10100744
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records