What's Going On by Wayne Wade Song Details

Wayne Wade's ' "What's Going On" was released on its scheduled release date, January 1, 1982. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:35, 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 9 in the song's album "Poor and Humble". In this album, this song's track order is #7. Based on our statistics, What's Going On'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

With What's Going On by Wayne Wade having a BPM of 146 with a half-time of 73 BPM and a double-time of 292 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 jogging or cycling. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

The music key of this track is B Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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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Popularity
Loudness
-12.349 dB
Acousticness
1%
Danceability
79%
Energy
60%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
12%
Loudness
79%
Speechiness
15%
Valence
75%

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ISRC
This song does not have an ISRC.
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records