Hard Times - Kurtis Blow Information

Kurtis Blow made "Hard Times" available on January 1, 1980. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at 4:38, "Hard Times" by Kurtis Blow 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 track order of this song in Kurtis Blow's "Kurtis Blow" album is number 5 out of 9. On top of that, United States appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Hard Times is currently not that popular. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

Hard Times BPM

We consider the tempo marking of Hard Times by Kurtis Blow to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 99 BPM, a half-time of 50BPM, and a double-time of 198 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Hard Times Key

This song is in the music key of A♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the A♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 1A. So, the perfect camelot match for 1A would be either 1A or 12B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 1B or 2A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 10A and a high energy boost can either be 3A or 8A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 12A would be a great choice. Where 4A would give you a moderate drop, and 11A or 6A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 4B allows you to change the mood.