Dwight Yoakam

Dwight Yoakam lives in the middle ground — 20 moderate songs that balance intensity with control.

The character of Dwight Yoakam

Across the 20 Dwight Yoakam songs we've measured, intensity averages 47/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).

They run from The Back of Your Hand (the calmest here, 38) to Little Sister (the most charged, 49), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. It spans 1986–2007.

The widest dynamic swing belongs to Guitars Cadillacs.

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The controlled burn

Guitars Cadillacs moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1986

Honky Tonk Man moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1986

Fast as You moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1990

Long White Cadillac moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1990

A Thousand Miles from Nowhere moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

Ain't That Lonely Yet moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

I Got You moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

I Sang Dixie moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

I'm a Thousand Miles from Nowhere moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

It Won't Hurt moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

Please Please Baby moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

Ring of Fire moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

This Drinkin Will Kill Me moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1993

Suspicious Minds moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1998

Gone moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 1999

The Back of Your Hand moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005

Thinking About Leaving moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005

Wild Ride moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2005

Little Sister moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 6 · 2007

Streets of Bakersfield moderate

layered texture · mild changes · DR 5 · 2007

Frequently asked about Dwight Yoakam

Answered from our measurements of every song above.

What is the most intense Dwight Yoakam song?

Of the 20 Dwight Yoakam songs we've measured, “Little Sister” scores highest at 49/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.

What is the calmest Dwight Yoakam song?

“The Back of Your Hand” measures gentlest at 38/100. It runs 80 BPM. The songs here span 38–49 on our 0–100 intensity scale.

How intense is Dwight Yoakam overall?

Dwight Yoakam averages 47/100 intensity across 20 measured songs — right at our 46/100 catalog average.

What is the average tempo of Dwight Yoakam?

The Dwight Yoakam songs we've measured average about 102 BPM — midtempo.

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