This Had To Be
The Brothers Johnson
Light Up The Night
5:08 April 16, 1980
BPM
123
Key
B♭ Minor
Camelot
3A

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This Had To Be - The Brothers Johnson Information

Acousticness
4%
Danceability
82%
Energy
76%
Instrumentalness
3%
Liveness
6%
Loudness
81%
Speechiness
8%
Valence
70%
Popularity
Loudness
-11.62 dB

Summary

The Brothers Johnson made "This Had To Be" available on April 16, 1980. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at 5:08, "This Had To Be" by The Brothers Johnson 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 The Brothers Johnson's "Light Up The Night" album is number 5 out of 9. Based on our statistics, This Had To Be's popularity is below average in popularity right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

This Had To Be BPM

We consider the tempo marking of This Had To Be by The Brothers Johnson to be Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) because the track has a tempo of 123 BPM, a half-time of 62BPM, and a double-time of 246 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 Had To Be Key

This song has a musical key of B♭ Minor. Because this track belongs in the B♭ Minor key, the camelot key is 3A. So, the perfect camelot match for 3A would be either 3A or 2B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 3B or 4A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 12A and a high energy boost can either be 5A or 10A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 2A would be a great choice. Where 6A would give you a moderate drop, and 1A or 8A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 6B allows you to change the mood.

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ISRC
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Label
L-M Records/RCA Records

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