Blue Monk by Thelonious Monk Song Details

Thelonious Monk's 'Blue Monk' had a release date set for 1959. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:47, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. There are a total of 11 in the song's album "Thelonious Alone in San Francisco [Original Jazz Classics Remasters]". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, Blue Monk's popularity is 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

With Blue Monk by Thelonious Monk having a BPM of 130 with a half-time of 65 BPM and a double-time of 260 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-17.274 dB
Acousticness
99%
Danceability
58%
Energy
18%
Instrumentalness
93%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
71%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
31%

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ISRC
USC4R1116911
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records