Song tempo & key

I Get the Neck of the Chicken — Cab Calloway and His Orchestra

“I Get the Neck of the Chicken” by Cab Calloway and His Orchestra (1942) has a measured tempo of 85.3 BPM and is in C# major.

85BPM
C#
C# major · Camelot 3B
42.6 / 170.6
half / double time
2:45
length

What dance fits “I Get the Neck of the Chicken”?

How to count it

At 85 BPM one beat lasts 703 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 21.3 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 28.4. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a tango pattern (76% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (90% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Instrumental
Tags
big band
Release
The Essential Cab Calloway

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Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.