Song tempo & key

Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys — Billie Holiday with Bobby Tucker and His Trio

“Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys” by Billie Holiday with Bobby Tucker and His Trio (1949) has a measured tempo of 143.4 BPM and is in C# major.

143BPM
C#
C# major · Camelot 3B
71.7 / 286.8
half / double time
3:13
length

What dance fits “Girls Were Made to Take Care of Boys”?

How to count it

At 143 BPM one beat lasts 418 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 35.9 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 47.8. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a tango pattern (90% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (98% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Vocal
Tags
jazz, vocal jazz, jazz vocals, jazz: jazz vocals
Release
The Complete Commodore & Decca Masters

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