Why Do I Have to Choose
Willie Nelson
Take It To The Limit
3:10 April 1, 1983
BPM
93
Key
D Major
Camelot
10B

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Why Do I Have to Choose by Willie Nelson Song Details

Willie Nelson's 'Why Do I Have to Choose' had a release date set for April 1, 1983. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:10. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 10 in the song's album "Take It To The Limit". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. In terms of popularity, Why Do I Have to Choose is currently not that popular. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

With Why Do I Have to Choose by Willie Nelson having a BPM of 93 with a half-time of 46 BPM and a double-time of 186 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

The music key of this track is D Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-16.989 dB
Acousticness
87%
Danceability
54%
Energy
18%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
27%
Loudness
72%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
27%

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ISRC
USSM19904533
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records