Rude Boy by Rihanna Song Details

On November 20, 2009, the song "Rude Boy" was released by Rihanna. Rude Boy is explicit and may not be suitable for children. With the duration being about 3:42, this song is close to the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 13 in the song's album "Rated R". In this album, this song's track order is #8. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. The popularity of Rude Boy is currently fairly popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Rude Boy by Rihanna having a BPM of 174 with a half-time of 87 BPM and a double-time of 348 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Vivace (lively and fast) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 1B. So, the perfect camelot match for 1B would be either 1B or 2A. While, 2B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10B and a high energy boost can either be 3B or 8B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 1A or 12B will give you a low energy drop, 4B would be a moderate one, and 11B or 6B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10A allows you to change the mood.

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