Penitentiary Philosophy - Erykah Badu Information

Erykah Badu made "Penitentiary Philosophy" available on October 31, 2000. Penitentiary Philosophy is about six minutes long, preciously at 6:09, making this song fairly long compared to other songs. The track order of this song in Erykah Badu's "Mama's Gun" album is number 1 out of 14. The popularity of Penitentiary Philosophy is currently average in popularity right now. The overall mood can be danceable to some, especially with it's high amount of postive energy.

Penitentiary Philosophy BPM

We consider the tempo marking of Penitentiary Philosophy by Erykah Badu to be Vivace (lively and fast) because the track has a tempo of 161 BPM, a half-time of 80BPM, and a double-time of 322 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is fast. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Penitentiary Philosophy Key

F♯ Minor is the music key of this track. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 11A. So, the perfect camelot match for 11A would be either 11A or 10B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 11B or 12A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 8A and a high energy boost can either be 1A or 6A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 10A would be a great choice. Where 2A would give you a moderate drop, and 9A or 4A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 2B allows you to change the mood.