We Shall Overcome by Mahalia Jackson Song Details

Mahalia Jackson's ' "We Shall Overcome" was released on its scheduled release date, 1956. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:47. This song does not appear to have any foul language. We Shall Overcome's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 10 in the song's album "Sings the Best-Loved Hymns of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. We Shall Overcome is below average in popularity right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With We Shall Overcome by Mahalia Jackson having a BPM of 79 with a half-time of 40 BPM and a double-time of 158 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. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of C Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 8B. So, the perfect camelot match for 8B would be either 8B or 9A. While, 9B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 5B and a high energy boost can either be 10B or 3B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 8A or 7B will give you a low energy drop, 11B would be a moderate one, and 6B or 1B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 5A allows you to change the mood.

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