It Sure Was Better Back Then
Steve Forbert
Mission Of The Crossroad Palms
2:57 March 24, 1995
BPM
139
Key
F♯ Major
Camelot
2B

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It Sure Was Better Back Then by Steve Forbert Song Details

On March 24, 1995, the song "It Sure Was Better Back Then" was released by Steve Forbert. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:57. This song does not appear to have any foul language. It Sure Was Better Back Then's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Steve Forbert's "Mission Of The Crossroad Palms" album is number 1 out of 12. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. Based on our statistics, It Sure Was Better Back Then's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of It Sure Was Better Back Then by Steve Forbert to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 139 BPM, a half-time of 70BPM, and a double-time of 278 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of F♯ Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 2B. So, the perfect camelot match for 2B would be either 2B or 3A. While, 3B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 11B and a high energy boost can either be 4B or 9B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 2A or 1B will give you a low energy drop, 5B would be a moderate one, and 12B or 7B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 11A allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-5.777 dB
Acousticness
12%
Danceability
63%
Energy
83%
Instrumentalness
2%
Liveness
9%
Loudness
90%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
81%

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ISRC
USGI10100448
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records