Back Water Blues by Bessie Smith Song Details

Bessie Smith's ' "Back Water Blues" was released on its scheduled release date, 1924. The duration of This song is about 3 minutes long, at 3:17. Based on our data, This song appears to be safe for all ages and is not considered explicit. This track is about the average length of a typical track. There are a total of 22 in the song's album "Nobody Knows You When You're Down And Out". In this album, this song's track order is #20. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United Kingdom. In terms of popularity, Back Water Blues is currently not that popular. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

BPM and Tempo

With Back Water Blues by Bessie Smith having a BPM of 116 with a half-time of 58 BPM and a double-time of 232 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Moderato (at a moderate speed) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall moderate tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

D♭ Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 12A. So, the perfect camelot match for 12A would be either 12A or 11B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 12B or 1A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 9A and a high energy boost can either be 2A or 7A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 11A would be a great choice. Where 3A would give you a moderate drop, and 10A or 5A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 3B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-8.401 dB
Acousticness
99%
Danceability
62%
Energy
16%
Instrumentalness
1%
Liveness
16%
Loudness
86%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
42%

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ISRC
GBBLY0702844
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records