Funky Drummer by Backyard Band Song Details

On 1994, the song "Funky Drummer" was released by Backyard Band. At 8 minutes and 18 seconds, this song is fairly long compared to the average song length. On top of that, this track is considered explicit and may be disturbing to some, including children. There are a total of 9 in the song's album "Real Niggaz". In this album, this song's track order is #3. In terms of popularity, Funky Drummer is currently not that 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

With Funky Drummer by Backyard Band having a BPM of 91 with a half-time of 46 BPM and a double-time of 182 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

D♭ Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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