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Redbone
Childish Gambino
Awaken, My Love! (2016)
Easy, low-key calm, gentler than 80% of our 19,209 measured songs — measures out best for focus.
70
BPM
Redbone by Childish Gambino is 70 BPM — Adagio (slow).
Half-time 35 BPM · Double-time 140 BPM · released 2016
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Song DNA
Notes: funky rhythm, soulful vibe
Recommended for: emotional release meltdown recovery
A calm, low-key track. It rises and falls a fair amount and never jolts you, over a densely layered texture. Soft, gentle vocals on top, at an unhurried mid-tempo. It’s easy enough to follow without going flat. On our 19,209-song scale, it reads gentler than 80% of everything we’ve measured.
Cultural Context
An exploration of musical genres in modern hip-hop.
Listening Prompt
Focus on the groove and emotion.
What to Expect
Childish Gambino's 2016 track from 'Awaken, My Love!' moves at a slow 70 beats per minute — close to the lower end of a resting tempo — and pairs that unhurried pace with zero sudden changes. For listeners managing difficult emotional states, those two data points together create stability even within a medium-predictability rating: the track may not be fully foreseeable, but it will not catch you off guard with abrupt shifts. A dynamic range of 6 means volume variation is present but not extreme; set for the louder moments and the quieter passages remain audible. The layered texture brings multiple elements into the space simultaneously — more complex than a spare arrangement, but without the abrasive edge of a harsh rating. Soft vocals keep the delivery gentle rather than assertive. Misophonia data was not collected. Moderate sensory level, intimate and melancholy in mood, this sits in emotional release and meltdown recovery playlists. The slow tempo and absence of sudden changes are the likely anchors — a track that does not surprise you when you are already at capacity.
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Moods: intimate, melancholy
At a glance
"Redbone" by Childish Gambino
70 BPM, dynamic range 6/10, layered texture, soft 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 6/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: none. Transitions are musically signaled — nothing will surprise you if you're only half-listening.
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: soft vocals.
Where this sits in Childish Gambino's catalog
We have 32 songs from Childish Gambino in the library. Of those, 3 are rated Safe, 21 Moderate, and 8 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 6/10 sits below the artist average of 6.3, making it the #21 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Awaken, My Love!
We have 9 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans moderate in sensory profile.
- Terrified — moderate DR 6
- Baby Boy — safe DR 3
- The Night Me and Your Mama Met — moderate DR 8
- Boogieman — moderate DR 7
- Zombies — moderate DR 7
- Riot — intense DR 8
- Stand Tall — moderate DR 7
- California — moderate DR 6
2016 context
Released in 2016. We have 369 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.3/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2010s.
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Guides that may help
Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much
Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much — A guide for sensory-sensitive…
How fast is "Redbone"?
70 BPM — Slow (downtempo / ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Sleep, meditation, reading, focus work.
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When "Redbone" 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
No — 70 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
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.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
Related reading
Editorial guides that cover this song's use cases, moods, or artist.
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Music for Meltdown Recovery: What to Play When the World Is Too Much — A guide for sensory-sensitive listeners on musiciwant.com
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Why this rating
We rate this song Moderate because it falls between our Safe and Intense thresholds on at least one dimension. Moderate is the default for most well-produced music that has real arc but no surprise elements. Full rubric: methodology.
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31/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-06-20. 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
This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 31/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2016 in context
The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity31
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "Redbone"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "Redbone" by Childish Gambino?
"Redbone" by Childish Gambino has a tempo of 70 BPM (Adagio (slow)). At half-time that is 35 BPM, and at double-time 140 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "Redbone" by Childish Gambino?
"Redbone" by Childish Gambino rates as Moderate intensity. Dynamic range 6/10, none sudden changes, layered texture. Moderate is the default for well-produced music with real arc but no surprise elements.
How loud is "Redbone" — what is its dynamic range?
"Redbone" has a dynamic range of 6/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "Redbone" have sudden or surprising changes?
No. "Redbone" has no sudden unsignaled changes. Every transition is musically telegraphed.
What is "Redbone" best for?
In our library "Redbone" is recommended for: emotional release, meltdown recovery. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "Redbone" released?
"Redbone" is from 2016, on the album "Awaken, My Love!". It appears in our 2010s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "Redbone"?
We tag "Redbone" as intimate, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "Redbone"?
The vocal style is soft vocals.
Is "Redbone" good for running?
Not really — at 70 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "Redbone" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (6/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "Redbone" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Dynamic range is too high — quiet moments will be ambushed by louder ones.
Should I listen to "Redbone"?
"Redbone" is Moderate intensity — fine for most listeners, but with enough dynamic activity that it works best as active listening rather than background.
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