What Child Is This by Gene Autry Song Details

"What Child Is This" by Gene Autry had its release date on January 1, 1957. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:22. This song does not appear to have any foul language. What Child Is This's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. There are a total of 12 in the song's album "The Original: Gene Autry Sings Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer & Other Christmas Favorites". In this album, this song's track order is #12. In terms of popularity, What Child Is This is currently below average in popularity. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With What Child Is This by Gene Autry having a BPM of 90 with a half-time of 45 BPM and a double-time of 180 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 3/4.

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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