- BPM
- 78
- Key
- A♭ Major
- Camelot
- 4B
The Way We Were by Maynard Ferguson Song Details
Maynard Ferguson's 'The Way We Were' had a release date set for 1974. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:23. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. The song is number 3 out of 8 in Chameleon by Maynard Ferguson. The Way We Were is not that popular right now. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.
BPM and Tempo
The tempo marking of The Way We Were by Maynard Ferguson is Andante (at a walking pace), since this song has a tempo of 78 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
Music Key
This song is in the music key of A♭ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 4B. So, the perfect camelot match for 4B would be either 4B or 5A. While, 5B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1B and a high energy boost can either be 6B or 11B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 4A or 3B will give you a low energy drop, 7B would be a moderate one, and 2B or 9B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1A allows you to change the mood.
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- Popularity
- 15%
- Loudness
- -10.837 dB
- Acousticness
- 79%
- Danceability
- 38%
- Energy
- 28%
- Instrumentalness
- 95%
- Liveness
- 12%
- Loudness
- 82%
- Speechiness
- 3%
- Valence
- 30%
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- ISRC
- This song does not have an ISRC.
- Label
- L-M Records/RCA Records