Ruby, My Dear by Thelonious Monk Song Details

Thelonious Monk's ' "Ruby, My Dear" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1986. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:59, 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. There are a total of 153 in the song's album "The Complete Riverside Recordings". In this album, this song's track order is #1. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, Ruby, My Dear'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

With Ruby, My Dear by Thelonious Monk having a BPM of 136 with a half-time of 68 BPM and a double-time of 272 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 4A. So, the perfect camelot match for 4A would be either 4A or 3B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 4B or 5A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 1A and a high energy boost can either be 6A or 11A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 3A would be a great choice. Where 7A would give you a moderate drop, and 2A or 9A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-15.71 dB
Acousticness
84%
Danceability
52%
Energy
18%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
10%
Loudness
74%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
47%

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ISRC
USFI85900223
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records