The Old Fashioned Way by Helen Reddy Song Details

Helen Reddy's ' "The Old Fashioned Way" was released on its scheduled release date, 1973. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:59. This song does not appear to have any foul language. The Old Fashioned Way's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Helen Reddy's "Long Hard Climb" album is number 10 out of 10. Based on our statistics, The Old Fashioned Way'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

We consider the tempo marking of The Old Fashioned Way by Helen Reddy to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 143 BPM, a half-time of 72BPM, and a double-time of 286 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, jogging or cycling, 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 G Minor. Because this track belongs in the G Minor key, the camelot key is 6A. So, the perfect camelot match for 6A would be either 6A or 5B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 6B or 7A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3A and a high energy boost can either be 8A or 1A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 5A would be a great choice. Where 9A would give you a moderate drop, and 4A or 11A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 9B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-10.718 dB
Acousticness
7%
Danceability
43%
Energy
48%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
6%
Loudness
82%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
47%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records