Shape Of Things That Are And Were
George Benson
The Shape Of Things To Come
5:47 1968
BPM
119
Key
C Major
Camelot
8B

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Shape Of Things That Are And Were by George Benson Song Details

George Benson's ' "Shape Of Things That Are And Were" was released on its scheduled release date, 1968. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:47, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 7 in the song's album "The Shape Of Things To Come". In this album, this song's track order is #6. In terms of popularity, Shape Of Things That Are And Were is currently below average in popularity. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

With Shape Of Things That Are And Were by George Benson having a BPM of 119 with a half-time of 60 BPM and a double-time of 238 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate 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 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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Popularity
Loudness
-11.274 dB
Acousticness
89%
Danceability
66%
Energy
34%
Instrumentalness
10%
Liveness
12%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
52%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records