The Way Things Are by Shortie Song Details

Shortie's 'The Way Things Are' had a release date set for March 25, 2009. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:55. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Way Things Are's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. This song is part of Without A Promise by Shortie. The song's track number on the album is #6 out of 14 tracks. Based on our data, United Kingdom was the country where this track was produced or recorded. The popularity of The Way Things Are is currently not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

Since The Way Things Are by Shortie has a tempo of 173 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Vivace (lively and fast). With The Way Things Are being at 173 BPM, the half-time would be 86 BPM with a double-time of 346 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty fast for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of A♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.

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