Things Ain't What They Used To Be by Duke Ellington Song Details

Duke Ellington's ' "Things Ain't What They Used To Be" was released on its scheduled release date, April 5, 1954. The duration of This song is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:56. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Things Ain't What They Used To Be'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 Duke Plays Ellington". In this album, this song's track order is #2. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Things Ain't What They Used To Be is below average in popularity right now. Since there is more of a neutral sound being played, this makes the track somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Things Ain't What They Used To Be by Duke Ellington having a BPM of 83 with a half-time of 42 BPM and a double-time of 166 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. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

F♯ Major is the music key of this track. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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