Midnight Blues (Red Shirt)
Jimmy Witherspoon
Singin' The Blues
5:16 December 17, 1959
BPM
129
Key
C Minor
Camelot
5A

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Midnight Blues (Red Shirt) by Jimmy Witherspoon Song Details

Jimmy Witherspoon's ' "Midnight Blues (Red Shirt)" was released on its scheduled release date, December 17, 1959. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. There are a total of 12 in the song's album "Singin' The Blues". In this album, this song's track order is #12. Based on our statistics, Midnight Blues (Red Shirt)'s popularity is not that popular right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Midnight Blues (Red Shirt) by Jimmy Witherspoon having a BPM of 129 with a half-time of 64 BPM and a double-time of 258 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

This song is in the music key of C Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 5A. So, the perfect camelot match for 5A would be either 5A or 4B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 5B or 6A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2A and a high energy boost can either be 7A or 12A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 4A would be a great choice. Where 8A would give you a moderate drop, and 3A or 10A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.808 dB
Acousticness
72%
Danceability
59%
Energy
31%
Instrumentalness
11%
Liveness
23%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
5%
Valence
54%

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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records