Why Can't We Be Friends by War Song Details

On January 1, 1975, the song "Why Can't We Be Friends" was released by War. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:50, 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. This song is part of Why Can't We Be Friends? by War. The song's track number on the album is #9 out of 9 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. In terms of popularity, Why Can't We Be Friends is currently 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

Since Why Can't We Be Friends by War has a tempo of 92 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Andante (at a walking pace). With Why Can't We Be Friends being at 92 BPM, the half-time would be 46 BPM with a double-time of 184 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty slow for this song. This makes this song perfect for activities such as, yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

The music key of this track is B♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 6B. So, the perfect camelot match for 6B would be either 6B or 7A. While, 7B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 3B and a high energy boost can either be 8B or 1B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 6A or 5B will give you a low energy drop, 9B would be a moderate one, and 4B or 11B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3A allows you to change the mood.

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