Chain Gang (The Work Song) by Nina Simone Song Details

Nina Simone's ' "Chain Gang (The Work Song)" was released on its scheduled release date, 1966. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:36. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Chain Gang (The Work Song)'s duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 10 in the song's album "Nina with Strings". In this album, this song's track order is #7. Based on our statistics, Chain Gang (The Work Song)'s popularity is not that popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Chain Gang (The Work Song) by Nina Simone having a BPM of 121 with a half-time of 60 BPM and a double-time of 242 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 walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D Minor. Because this track belongs in the D Minor key, the camelot key 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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