Why so Close by James Song Details

James's ' "Why so Close" was released on its scheduled release date, 1986. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:48, 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 "Stutter". In this album, this song's track order is #9. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, Why so Close is currently not that popular. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Why so Close by James having a BPM of 98 with a half-time of 49 BPM and a double-time of 196 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 slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 7A. So, the perfect camelot match for 7A would be either 7A or 6B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 7B or 8A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4A and a high energy boost can either be 9A or 2A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 6A would be a great choice. Where 10A would give you a moderate drop, and 5A or 12A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-13.64 dB
Acousticness
26%
Danceability
56%
Energy
53%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
21%
Loudness
77%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
44%

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ISRC
USWB10401679
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records