Why Did You Turn Me On by Phyllis Hyman Song Details

Phyllis Hyman's ' "Why Did You Turn Me On" was released on its scheduled release date, May 9, 1983. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:12, 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. The track order of this song in Phyllis Hyman's "Goddess of Love (Expanded Edition)" album is number 3 out of 12. Based on our statistics, Why Did You Turn Me On'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

We consider the tempo marking of Why Did You Turn Me On by Phyllis Hyman to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 149 BPM, a half-time of 74BPM, and a double-time of 298 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, jogging or cycling, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Minor. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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