The Way It Must Be
Dan Fogelberg
Exiles
4:16 May 28, 1987
BPM
92
Key
C Minor
Camelot
5A

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The Way It Must Be by Dan Fogelberg Song Details

Dan Fogelberg's ' "The Way It Must Be" was released on its scheduled release date, May 28, 1987. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:16, 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. The song is number 6 out of 10 in Exiles by Dan Fogelberg. Going off of the ISRC code of this track, we detected that the origin of this track is from United States. In terms of popularity, The Way It Must Be 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

The tempo marking of The Way It Must Be by Dan Fogelberg is Andante (at a walking pace), since this song has a tempo of 92 BPM. With that information, we can conclude that the song has a slow tempo. This song can go great with yoga or pilates. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

C Minor is the music key of this track. 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
-13.769 dB
Acousticness
17%
Danceability
63%
Energy
45%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
17%
Loudness
77%
Speechiness
3%
Valence
40%

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ISRC
USSM19923643
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records