Can you sing Listen to the Man by George Ezra?
Listen to the Man by George Ezra runs A2 to C#4 (16 semitones), rated easier for karaoke. Hum for 30 seconds to see your exact percent fit before you step up.
Vocal character
deep cheerful · baritone, easy bounce
Editorial estimate, used as a minor fine-tuning signal alongside your vocal range, not a substitute for hearing the song.
Singing Listen to the Man: what your voice is in for
Listen to the Man is a charm offensive pitched in the basement: George Ezra's improbable bass-baritone croon bounces through a researched A2 to C#4 range that most pop songs never visit. The stored key is A major at 92 percent confidence, the difficulty score is a friendly 35, and the whole thing swings like a man whistling on his way somewhere good.
The deciding element is bounce without bark: the melody sits so low that untrained singers either mumble it or shout it, and the trick is a third path, resonant and light at once. The technique is speech-level singing with lift, keeping the soft palate up and the tone forward so low notes carry without pressure. Ezra makes it sound like talking; that is the finish line. Baritones fit the stored range outright, and the page's key math offers a one semitone lift to A# major as the mathematically ideal seat. Basses take the three semitone drop to F# major and own it completely. Tenors take the five semitone lift to D major, where the song keeps its stroll but gains a gleam.
Practice cue: sing a verse while walking at an easy pace, one syllable per step where the rhythm allows. If your stride tenses, so did your tone.
Written from this song's researched range on file, A2 to C#4 (16 semitones), original key A major. July 2026.
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What key is Listen to the Man in?
HumMatch's audio analysis reads Listen to the Man in A major at 92% confidence and about 121 BPM, a confident read, so the original key shown here is a solid starting point for practice or transposition.
Can I sing Listen to the Man at karaoke?
Spanning 16 semitones, Listen to the Man ranks among the top 88% widest in pop songs HumMatch tracks.
Highest and lowest notes
The available song-fit estimate places the low note around A2 and the high note around C#4. If either edge feels tense, try a different key.
Vocal style
On Listen to the Man, C#4 climbs past what's comfortable for a bass, though a baritone can reach it without strain.
Karaoke difficulty
Listen to the Man rates 42/100 for karaoke familiarity, less than the 50/100 median for the typical pop song HumMatch tracks.
Who it likely fits
Listen to the Man's 35/100 difficulty score largely comes down to that top-88%-widest span for pop.
Who may struggle
Running at 121 BPM in A major, Listen to the Man leans faster compared with a typical pop pick.
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Range Guide
Listen to the Man is estimated around A2 to C#4. Compare that with your Vocal ID before choosing the original key. If your comfortable high note is below the song’s hardest section, try a lower key or one of the safer alternatives below.
Perfect For These Voice Types
Genuinely low and easy, a sweet spot for basses and baritones topping out at C#4.
Best when your Vocal ID overlaps the main melody without strain.
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Song fit FAQ
Listen to the Man spans roughly A2 to C#4: about 16 semitones. Your safest move is to compare that against your own Vocal ID.
Across the 6 George Ezra songs with researched vocal ranges on HumMatch, the sung notes run from F2 to D5, about 33 semitones (roughly 2.8 octaves). See the full George Ezra vocal range guide for voice type and the hardest songs.
Listen to the Man scores 35/100 for karaoke difficulty on HumMatch, which rates as easier. Listen to the Man rates 42/100 for karaoke familiarity, less than the 50/100 median for the typical pop song HumMatch tracks.
On Listen to the Man, C#4 climbs past what's comfortable for a bass, though a baritone can reach it without strain.
Listen to the Man's 35/100 difficulty score largely comes down to that top-88%-widest span for pop.
Listen to the Man may work at karaoke if the original key sits comfortably for you and you know where the risky chorus or low phrases happen.
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Listen to the Man by George Ezra is in A major. HumMatch's audio analysis detects this key at 92% confidence, and that score is shown on the page so you know how solid the read is.
Listen to the Man runs at about 121 BPM, as measured by HumMatch's audio analysis.
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