Ain't It a Shame by The B-52's Song Details

On September 15, 1986, the song "Ain't It a Shame" was released by The B-52's. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. The song is number 7 out of 10 in Bouncing off the Satellites by The B-52's. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. Based on our statistics, Ain't It a Shame's popularity is below average in popularity 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

The tempo marking of Ain't It a Shame by The B-52's is Allegro (fast, quick, and bright), since this song has a tempo of 128 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a fast tempo. This song can go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of C Minor. Because this track belongs in the C Minor key, the camelot key is 5A. So, the perfect camelot match for 5A would be either 5A or 4B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 5B or 6A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 2A and a high energy boost can either be 7A or 12A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 4A would be a great choice. Where 8A would give you a moderate drop, and 3A or 10A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 8B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-9.299 dB
Acousticness
4%
Danceability
75%
Energy
68%
Instrumentalness
1%
Liveness
9%
Loudness
85%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
86%

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ISRC
USWB10105257
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records