Song tempo & key

It’s Too Hot for Words — Billie Holiday

“It’s Too Hot for Words” by Billie Holiday (1991) has a measured tempo of 106.9 BPM and is in G major.

107BPM
G
G major · Camelot 9B
53.5 / 213.8
half / double time
2:49
length

What dance fits “It’s Too Hot for Words”?

How to count it

At 107 BPM one beat lasts 561 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 26.7 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 35.6. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a tango pattern (82% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (95% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Vocal
Tags
jazz, vocal jazz, jazz vocals, jazz: jazz vocals
Release
The Voice of Jazz: The Complete Recordings 1933-1940

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