Word Up by Cameo Song Details

On January 1, 1986, the song "Word Up" was released by Cameo. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:20, 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. This song is part of Word Up by Cameo. The song's track number on the album is #1 out of 7 tracks. Based on our data, United States was the country where this track was produced or recorded. In terms of popularity, Word Up is currently fairly popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

Since Word Up by Cameo has a tempo of 111 beats per a minute, the tempo markings of this song would be Moderato (at a moderate speed). With Word Up being at 111 BPM, the half-time would be 56 BPM with a double-time of 222 BPM.In addition, we consider the tempo speed to be pretty moderate for this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

G 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 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.

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