Lay Lady Lay by The Isley Brothers Song Details

The Isley Brothers's ' "Lay Lady Lay" was released on its scheduled release date, August 21, 1971. This song appears to be safe for all ages as it is not explicit. The track order of this song in The Isley Brothers's "Givin' It Back" album is number 3 out of 11. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, Lay Lady Lay's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Lay Lady Lay by The Isley Brothers to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 128 BPM, a half-time of 64BPM, and a double-time of 256 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Minor. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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