Do It Anyway by Ben Folds Five Song Details

Ben Folds Five's ' "Do It Anyway" was released on its scheduled release date, September 18, 2012. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:22, 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 10 in the song's album "The Sound Of The Life Of The Mind". In this album, this song's track order is #7. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, Do It Anyway's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The mood doesn't appear to be that danceable, but it still produces a high amount of positive energy.

BPM and Tempo

With Do It Anyway by Ben Folds Five having a BPM of 135 with a half-time of 68 BPM and a double-time of 270 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

D Minor is the music key of this track. 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
-6.746 dB
Acousticness
6%
Danceability
36%
Energy
79%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
19%
Loudness
89%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
76%

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ISRC
USQX91201275
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records