The New Birth made "It's Been a Long Time" available on October 1, 1973. It's Been a Long Time is about six minutes long, preciously at 5:54, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The track order of this song in The New Birth's "It's Been a Long Time" album is number 1 out of 8. Based on our statistics, It's Been a Long Time's popularity is average in popularity right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.
We consider the tempo marking of It's Been a Long Time by The New Birth to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 126 BPM, a half-time of 63BPM, and a double-time of 252 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. Activities such as, walking, can go well with this song. The time signature for this track is 4/4.
This song has a musical key of D Minor. Because this track belongs in the D Minor key, the camelot key is 7A. So, the perfect camelot match for 7A would be either 7A or 6B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 7B or 8A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 4A and a high energy boost can either be 9A or 2A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 6A would be a great choice. Where 10A would give you a moderate drop, and 5A or 12A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 10B allows you to change the mood.
Track | Artist | Key | Energy | Camelot | BPM | ||
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I Wash My Hands of the Whole Damn Deal, Pt. 1 | The New Birth | D Minor | 8 | 7A | 110 BPM | ||
I Don't Wanna Lose Your Love | The Emotions | D♭ Major | 7 | 3B | 120 BPM | ||
Rockin' Chair | Gwen McCrae | A Minor | 8 | 8A | 91 BPM | ||
Holding On (When Love Is Gone) | L.T.D. | E Major | 6 | 12B | 120 BPM | ||
Lost Inside Of You | One Way | B♭ Major | 3 | 6B | 78 BPM | ||
Silly Love Song | Enchantment | D♭ Minor | 5 | 12A | 130 BPM | ||
Where Did We Go Wrong | L.T.D. | C Major | 3 | 8B | 132 BPM | ||
We Party Hearty | L.T.D. | A♭ Major | 8 | 4B | 104 BPM | ||
Imagination | Earth, Wind & Fire | B♭ Major | 6 | 6B | 175 BPM | ||
Forever | The New Birth | C Major | 6 | 8B | 150 BPM |
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