What's Going On - Marvin Gaye Information

On January 1, 2008, the song "What's Going On" was released by Marvin Gaye. With this song being around four minutes long, at 3:54, 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. There are a total of 119 in the song's album "The Complete Motown Singles Vol. 11A: 1971". In this album, this song's track order is #13. In terms of popularity, What's Going On is currently not that popular. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

What's Going On BPM

With What's Going On by Marvin Gaye having a BPM of 101 with a half-time of 50 BPM and a double-time of 202 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. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

What's Going On Key

This song is in the music key of D♭ Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, 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.