Sixteen Tons by Jerry Reed Song Details

On September 28, 1996, the song "Sixteen Tons" was released by Jerry Reed. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:33. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Sixteen Tons's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Jerry Reed, Jerry Reed, Jerry Reed's "Guitar Man" album is number 14 out of 22. Sixteen Tons is not that popular 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 Sixteen Tons by Jerry Reed to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 88 BPM, a half-time of 44BPM, and a double-time of 176 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. Activities such as, yoga or pilates, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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