Sixteen Tons - Johnny Cash Information

Johnny Cash made "Sixteen Tons" available on April 13, 1987. The duration of Sixteen Tons is about two minutes long, specifically at 2:44. This song does not appear to have any foul language. Sixteen Tons's duration is considered a little bit shorter than the average duration of a typical track. The track order of this song in Johnny Cash's "Johnny Cash Is Coming To Town" album is number 6 out of 10. Sixteen Tons is average in popularity right now. Even with the track produces more of a neutral energy, it is pretty danceable compared to others.

Sixteen Tons BPM

We consider the tempo marking of Sixteen Tons by Johnny Cash to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 78 BPM, a half-time of 39BPM, and a double-time of 156 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Sixteen Tons Key

This song is in the music key of G Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 9B. So, the perfect camelot match for 9B would be either 9B or 10A. While, 10B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6B and a high energy boost can either be 11B or 4B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 9A or 8B will give you a low energy drop, 12B would be a moderate one, and 7B or 2B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6A allows you to change the mood.