The Heat's On by Count Basie Song Details

Count Basie's ' "The Heat's On" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1975. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:43. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Heat's On's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 9 in the song's album "The Basie Big Band". In this album, this song's track order is #5. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, The Heat's On's popularity is below average in popularity right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With The Heat's On by Count Basie having a BPM of 142 with a half-time of 71 BPM and a double-time of 284 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 jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

C 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 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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