Do It the Hard Way by Chet Baker Song Details

Chet Baker's 'Do It the Hard Way' had a release date set for January 1, 2010. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:03. 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 1 out of 14 in Chet Baker Sings: It Could Happen To You [Original Jazz Classics Remasters] (OJC Remaster) by Chet Baker. The popularity of Do It the Hard Way is currently below average in popularity right now. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of Do It the Hard Way by Chet Baker is Vivace (lively and fast), since this song has a tempo of 170 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

A♭ Major is the music key of this track. This also means that 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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Popularity
Loudness
-15.305 dB
Acousticness
92%
Danceability
46%
Energy
29%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
15%
Loudness
74%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
35%

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ISRC
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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records