James Brown songs by BPM

Tempo (BPM), key and best-fitting dance for 21 songs by James Brown, from the slowest to the fastest.

Dances that fit James Brown's music

Jazz Dance · 12West Coast Swing · 11Carolina Shag · 5Popping · 2Lyrical Dance · 1Cha-Cha · 1

All songs by tempo

SongArtistBPMKeyDancesYear
Fast Medley: I Can’t Stand It / Mother Popcorn / I Got the Feelin’James Brown77A# minorLyrical Dance1971
Down and Out in New York CityJames Brown86F# major1973
Bring It UpJames Brown90D# majorWest Coast Swing, Popping1967
Papa Don’t Take No Mess, Part IIJames Brown97G majorWest Coast Swing, Popping1974
Hot (I Need to Be Loved, Loved, Loved, Loved)James Brown97F minor1998
You’ve Got the PowerJames Brown99C majorWest Coast Swing1968
SometimeJames Brown102F majorJazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance)2000
Stay With MeJames Brown102F majorWest Coast Swing1980
Soul Power, Parts 2 & 3James Brown105G majorJazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance)1971
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)James Brown107D minorJazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance)1971
Give It Up or Turnit a LooseJames Brown112G majorCarolina Shag, Jazz Dance1984
Body HeatJames Brown114A# minorCarolina Shag, Jazz Dance1998
Give Me Some SkinJames Brown117A# minorCarolina Shag, Jazz Dance1977
Get Up, Get Into It, Get InvolvedJames Brown120D majorJazz Dance, Cha-Cha, West Coast Swing1971
BessieJames Brown123F majorCarolina Shag, Jazz Dance1977
So LongJames Brown124E majorWest Coast Swing, Carolina Shag1976
(Call Me) SuperbadJames Brown125G majorJazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance)1990
Cross FiringJames Brown129G majorJazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance)1993
Let’s Unite the Whole World at ChristmasJames Brown130C majorJazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Breaking (Breakdance)1968
I Refuse to Lose (7’ mix)James Brown137G# majorJazz Dance1998
Call Me Super BadJames Brown147D minor1971

Tempo and key from AcousticBrainz audio analysis of MusicBrainz recordings (CC0).