"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "Fly Me to the Moon" by Bobby Womack. Modest rise and fall. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: intimate, romantic, uplifting. Visual style: 1970s editorial print aesthetic, sun-faded color. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
Balanced energy, right in the middle of 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
120
BPM
Fly Me to the Moon by Bobby Womack is 120 BPM — Allegro (fast).
Half-time 60 BPM · Double-time 240 BPM · released 1972
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Song DNA
Notes: The song features smooth, soulful vocals layered over a rich instrumental backdrop, creating a warm and inviting atmosphere. The dynamics ebb and flow gently, enhancing the emotional delivery.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: emotional release meditation relaxation
Right in the middle of our energy scale. The track has a moderate quiet-to-loud range with only a few mild shifts, over a densely layered texture. Strong, dynamic vocals driving it, at a brisk, driving tempo. It’s fairly predictable, with a shape you can follow. On our 19,209-song scale, it sits more energetic than 42% of songs, calmer than the rest.
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Moods: intimate, romantic, uplifting
Traditions: soul
At a glance
"Fly Me to the Moon" by Bobby Womack
120 BPM, dynamic range 5/10, layered texture, dynamic vocals. Sits in the middle band — neither built for stillness nor pitched at workout intensity. Whether it works for a given moment depends more on mood and lyrical content than on the acoustic profile. The full sensory breakdown follows.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 5/10 is within the normal pop-mix band. There is variation between verse and chorus, but it's the kind of variation most listeners encounter routinely.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Bobby Womack's catalog
We have 20 songs from Bobby Womack in the library. Of those, 1 are rated Safe, 19 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 5/10 sits below the artist average of 6.1, making it the #20 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Understanding
We have 7 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Lookin for a Love — moderate DR 6
- Harry Hippie — moderate DR 6
- That's the Way I Feel About Cha — moderate DR 6
- I Can Understand It — moderate DR 6
- A Change Is Gonna Come — moderate DR 7
- California Dreamin' — moderate DR 6
1972 context
Released in 1972. We have 269 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.0/10. This track is quieter / less dynamic than the year average. Explore more from the 1970s.
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Traditions
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How fast is "Fly Me to the Moon"?
120 BPM — Upbeat (dance-pop / running warm-up)
For running
Slow jog or recovery run pace. Matches a 120-140 stride-per-minute cadence.
For workouts
Steady cardio, power walking, light weights.
For daily life
Driving, getting ready in the morning, light party.
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When "Fly Me to the Moon" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
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Focus / studying
Maybe — fine for routine work, but the mid-song changes may pull attention during deep focus.
✓
Running / workout
Yes — 120 BPM sits squarely in the running / cardio band. Matches natural stride cadence.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
✓
Driving / road trip
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
✓
Cooking / dinner background
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
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Emotional release / catharsis
Not really — it's pleasant but doesn't hit hard enough for cathartic listening.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Safe because its dynamic range stays within our low-variance band, there are no unsignaled changes, and the texture and vocal style are both in the low-fatigue range. Our methodology uses an AND rule for Safe — a song has to clear every dimension to earn the rating.
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45/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-17. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
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What it’s good for
Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1972 in context
The 269 songs we’ve measured from 1972 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity45
Dynamics44
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Fly Me to the Moon"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Fly Me to the Moon" by Bobby Womack?
"Fly Me to the Moon" by Bobby Womack has a tempo of 120 BPM (Allegro (fast)). At half-time that is 60 BPM, and at double-time 240 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Fly Me to the Moon" by Bobby Womack?
"Fly Me to the Moon" by Bobby Womack rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 5/10, mild sudden changes, layered texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "Fly Me to the Moon" — what is its dynamic range?
"Fly Me to the Moon" has a dynamic range of 5/10. Within normal pop-mix variation. Movement between verse and chorus but nothing dramatic.
Does "Fly Me to the Moon" have sudden or surprising changes?
"Fly Me to the Moon" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "Fly Me to the Moon" best for?
In our library "Fly Me to the Moon" is recommended for: emotional release, meditation, relaxation. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Fly Me to the Moon" released?
"Fly Me to the Moon" is from 1972, on the album "Understanding". It appears in our 1970s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Fly Me to the Moon"?
We tag "Fly Me to the Moon" as intimate, romantic, uplifting. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Fly Me to the Moon"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "Fly Me to the Moon" good for running?
Yes — at 120 BPM it sits in the running-cadence band (120-180 BPM). Match your stride to the beat and it keeps pace with most recreational runners.
Is "Fly Me to the Moon" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (5/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Fly Me to the Moon" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "Fly Me to the Moon"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "Fly Me to the Moon" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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