The Negroes Were Dancing by John Hiatt Song Details

John Hiatt's ' "The Negroes Were Dancing" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1979. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:46. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Negroes Were Dancing's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 12 in the song's album "Slug Line". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, The Negroes Were Dancing is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With The Negroes Were Dancing by John Hiatt having a BPM of 108 with a half-time of 54 BPM and a double-time of 216 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 moderate tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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