Why the Butterflies by Prince Song Details

Prince's 'Why the Butterflies' had a release date set for September 14, 2018. This song is about six minutes long, preciously at 6:26, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. There are a total of 9 in the song's album "Piano & A Microphone 1983". In this album, this song's track order is #9. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Why the Butterflies is below average in popularity right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With Why the Butterflies by Prince having a BPM of 88 with a half-time of 44 BPM and a double-time of 176 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. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D♭ Major. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 3B. So, the perfect camelot match for 3B would be either 3B or 4A. While, 4B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12B and a high energy boost can either be 5B or 10B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 3A or 2B will give you a low energy drop, 6B would be a moderate one, and 1B or 8B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12A allows you to change the mood.

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