What's Going On by Eric B. & Rakim Song Details

On June 23, 1992, the song "What's Going On" was released by Eric B. & Rakim. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:52, 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. The song is number 9 out of 12 in Don't Sweat The Technique by Eric B. & Rakim. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. In terms of popularity, What's Going On is currently below average in popularity. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

The tempo marking of What's Going On by Eric B. & Rakim is Andante (at a walking pace), since this song has a tempo of 98 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

B♭ Minor is the music key of this track. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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