Perihelion by Sonny Fortune Song Details

Sonny Fortune's ' "Perihelion" was released on its scheduled release date, August 1, 1978. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 6:11, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The track order of this song in Sonny Fortune's "Infinity Is" album is number 4 out of 7. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. The popularity of Perihelion is currently not that popular right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Perihelion by Sonny Fortune to be Vivace (lively and fast) because the track has a tempo of 167 BPM, a half-time of 84BPM, and a double-time of 334 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of C Minor. Because this track belongs in the C Minor key, the camelot key 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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