Songs at 121 BPM

117 songs measured at about 121 beats per minute. At 121 BPM a bar of 4/4 lasts 1.98 seconds — 30.2 bars per minute — and a bar of 3/4 lasts 1.49 seconds.

121beats per minute

30.2

bars/min in 4/4

40.3

bars/min in 3/4

496 ms

per beat

Dances you can do at 121 BPM

Contemporary Dance

60–120 BPM · felt in half time

Jazz Dance

100–140 BPM · fits directly

Lyrical Dance

60–110 BPM · felt in half time

Tap Dance

100–220 BPM · fits directly

Musical Theatre Dance

90–160 BPM · fits directly

Foxtrot

112–128 BPM · fits directly

Ballroom Tango

120–132 BPM · fits directly

Cha-Cha

112–128 BPM · fits directly

Paso Doble

116–124 BPM · fits directly

East Coast Swing

120–176 BPM · fits directly

Bachata

110–150 BPM · fits directly

Merengue

116–160 BPM · fits directly

Lindy Hop

120–240 BPM · fits directly

West Coast Swing

80–130 BPM · fits directly

Charleston

200–280 BPM · felt in double time

Balboa

160–320 BPM · felt in double time

Carolina Shag

110–130 BPM · fits directly

Hustle

110–125 BPM · fits directly

Line Dancing

100–140 BPM · fits directly

Square Dance

120–132 BPM · fits directly

Contra Dance

108–124 BPM · fits directly

Clogging

116–144 BPM · fits directly

Polka

110–140 BPM · fits directly

Breaking (Breakdance)

100–130 BPM · fits directly

House Dance

118–130 BPM · fits directly

Waacking

110–130 BPM · fits directly

Voguing

120–132 BPM · fits directly

K-Pop Dance

95–140 BPM · fits directly

Irish Dance

110–125 BPM · fits directly

Zumba

120–160 BPM · fits directly

Songs at 121 BPM

Song	Artist	BPM	Key	Dances	Year
Back in My Arms Again	The Supremes	121	C major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	2003
Barrio Negro	Tomatito	121	A major	Ballroom Tango, Cha-Cha, Paso Doble	1991
Big Time	Big & Rich	121	F# minor	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	2004
Blues for Juanita	Grant Green	121	A# major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop	1996
Burning Love	Billy Swan	121	D major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1999
Cancion Di Argentina	Charlie Byrd	121	A minor	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop	1996
Come to Me	Barbara Mason	121	C# major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	1965
Count to Three	The Chalkeaters feat. The Stupendium & Ellen McLain	121	D minor	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot	2021
Deep in the Pit of Your Love	Four Tops	121	F# major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	2005
Down by the Riverside	Bonnie Guitar	121	C major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	2011
Dreamer	Patti LaBelle & The Bluebelles	121	G# major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	2011
Gambler’s Blues	B.B. King	121	C# major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop	1971
Get Down People	The Fabulous Counts	121	C major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Hustle	1970
Go Bang	PNAU	121	G major	Hustle, Line Dancing, Zumba	2017
God, Country and My Baby	Johnny Burnette	121	B minor	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	2003
Help Me Make It Through the Night	Gladys Knight & the Pips	121	G major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	1977
História de amor (Derroche)	Julio Iglesias	121	C minor	Cha-Cha, Zumba, Foxtrot	2001
Holy Cow	Lee Dorsey	121	G# major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	1965
I Promise	Texas Lightning	121	A minor	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	2006
I Showed Them	Poncho Sanchez	121	F major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop	1998
I Think About You	Collin Raye	121	C major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1995
I Wasn’t Fooling Around	George Strait	121	C major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1993
If I Was a Man	Jessica Sutta	121	C major	Cha-Cha, Hustle, Line Dancing	2008
Just Queen for a Day	Wanda Jackson	121	G major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	2007
Killin’ Time	Clint Black	121	G major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1989
Like It’s a Bad Thing	Gary Allan	121	F major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	2007
Lobo López	Kiko Veneno	121	E major	Cha-Cha, Zumba, Foxtrot	1998
LoveStoned	Justin Timberlake	121	F minor	Hustle, Line Dancing, Zumba	2007
Lucky Lucky Me	Jimmy Ruffin	121	A# major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	2002
Makin’ Love Is Good for You	B.B. King	121	C major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop	2000
Mangos	Rosemary Clooney	121	E major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop	2004
Night Life	Aretha Franklin	121	G major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	1968
No One’s Gonna Be a Fool Forever	Thelma Houston	121	G major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	1991
Nothin’ to Lose	Josh Gracin	121	G major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	2004
Poor Little Rich Girl	The Marvelettes	121	C# major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	2002
Rocks in My Bed	Four Tops	121	D# major	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	2005
Soft Touch	Billy Swan	121	G major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1981
Spanish Rice	Clark Terry & Chico O’Farrill	121	G minor	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop	2004
Trail of Tears	Tanya Tucker	121	D major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1991
Waves.	Rollergirl!	121	A# minor	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Hustle	2013
Work	Omarion	121	D# minor	Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	2014
A Love Supreme	Will Downing	121	G minor	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot	1997
Everybody Loves My Baby	Dinah Washington	121	C major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot	1985
Give Your Heart to Me	Curtis Stigers	121	D# major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot	2014
I’ve Heard That Song Before	Helen Forrest with Harry James	121	F major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot	2003
Quejas de bandoneón	Juan de Dios Filiberto	121	D minor	Ballroom Tango, Musical Theatre Dance, Cha-Cha	1998
Spring Affair	Donna Summer	121	A minor	West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, Hustle	1976
Yardbird Suite	Stan Getz & Chet Baker	121	C major	Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop	1997
Corazón & hueso	Daniel Melingo	121	A minor	Ballroom Tango, Cha-Cha, Argentine Tango	2011
Denver	Willie Nelson	121	A major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1975
Five Long Years	John Lee Hooker	121	G# minor	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1961
Hey Porter	Johnny Cash	121	F major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	2005
Life in Prison (False Start) (1995)	Merle Haggard	121	F major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1995
Love’s Not Everything	Connie Smith	121	C# major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1998
Mufa 72	Astor Piazzolla	121	B minor	Ballroom Tango, Cha-Cha, Argentine Tango	2004
Nobody Wins	Radney Foster	121	D major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1992
Ride Me Down Easy	Waylon Jennings	121	E major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1973
Suite del ángel: Resurreccíon del ángel	Astor Piazzolla	121	C major	Ballroom Tango, Cha-Cha, Argentine Tango	2004
Swinging Doors (Alt) (1993)	Merle Haggard	121	G major	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1966
White Rose for Heidi	Doyle Dykes	121	C minor	West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance	1995
All I Want (Purple Disco Machine extended remix)	Boys Noize feat. Jake Shears	121	G# minor	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	2021
All I Want Is You	Mila J	121	C# major	West Coast Swing, Cha-Cha, Carolina Shag	2014
Bustin’ Out (Seize the Beat version)	Material with Nona Hendryx	121	D minor	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	1981
Carmín	Romeo Santos feat. Juan Luis Guerra	121	E major	Bachata, Cha-Cha, Zumba	2017
Don’t Stop (extended mix)	Purple Disco Machine	121	D minor	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	2021
Get Even	Kelis	121	F# minor	West Coast Swing, Cha-Cha, Carolina Shag	2001
Grits Ain’t Groceries (All Around the World)	Little Milton	121	A# minor	West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag, Jazz Dance	1997
Hot Potato	LaToya Jackson	121	C# major	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	2012
I’m Gonna Cry (If You Quit Me)	Barrett Strong	121	F minor	Cha-Cha, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	2005
Love Is You	Carol Williams	121	C major	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	1976
Move Your Body	Bramsam	121	F major	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	2016
Music	Al Hudson & One Way	121	F major	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	1988
Power of Love (Zanzibar vocal mix)	Deee‐Lite	121	D minor	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	1990
Ritzy Mambo	The Salsoul Orchestra	121	C major	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	1994
Shake It Up Tonight	Cheryl Lynn	121	C minor	Hustle, Waacking, Cha-Cha	1998
Albarada	Luar na Lubre	121	C major	Contra Dance, Irish Dance	1993
Ballin' the Jack	Pérez Prado & His Orchestra	121	A# major	Cha-Cha, Zumba	1990
Cosé Cosé Cosé	Pérez Prado	121	G major	Cha-Cha, Zumba	1995
Ella y yo	Omara Portuondo	121	F minor	Cha-Cha, Zumba	2000
Forgiveness	Luka Bloom	121	F major	Contra Dance, Irish Dance	1999
Gandinga, mondongo y sandunga	Afro-Cuban All Stars	121	D minor	Cha-Cha, Zumba	1999
Iodine	Jim Lauderdale	121	E major	Square Dance, Clogging	2012
No me digas que no	Xtreme feat. Adrienne	121	C major	Bachata, Cha-Cha	2007
Por Causa Dela	Passo Torto	121	D major	Cha-Cha, Zumba	2011
Raindrops	Dee Clark	121	G# major	West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag	1995
Raise a Ruckus	Old Crow Medicine Show	121	C major	Square Dance, Clogging	2001
Static on My Radio	The Poozies	121	G major	Contra Dance, Irish Dance	1995
Step It Up and Go	Doc Watson	121	G major	Square Dance, Clogging	1996
Tributo aos orixás	Clara Nunes	121	G minor	Cha-Cha, Zumba	1972
Um Dia Tu Verás	Martinho da Vila	121	D minor	Cha-Cha, Zumba	2005
Variaciones sobre un tema desconocido	Afro-Cuban All Stars	121	C major	Cha-Cha, Zumba	1999
Cherished Memories (unissued - take 14)	Eddie Cochran	121	A major	East Coast Swing	1985
Day Is Done	Peter, Paul & Mary	121	A major	Contra Dance	1998
Estancia, op. 8: Cuadro II. La mañana. IV. Los trabajadores agrícolas. Tempo giusto	BBC Philharmonic, Juanjo Mena	121	C major	Ballet	2015
Frankie Got a Quiff	Crazy Cavan ’n’ the Rhythm Rockers	121	E minor	East Coast Swing	2001
Gaîté parisienne : XVIII. Quadrille	Boston Pops Orchestra, Arthur Fiedler	121	D major	Ballet	1988
Ifé	Angelique Kidjo	121	D minor	Musical Theatre Dance	1995
Keep It to Yourself	Sonny Boy Williamson	121	D major	West Coast Swing	1959
Let Me Love You Baby	Buddy Guy	121	G major	West Coast Swing	1961
Love Me Baby	Crazy Cavan & the Rhythm Rockers	121	E major	East Coast Swing	1982
Marked for Life	Huerco S.	121	G# major	Contemporary Dance	2016
Midnight Caller	Brad Fiedel	121	F major	Musical Theatre Dance	1996
Minnie’s Yoo Hoo!	Saxophone Quartet	121	G# major	Polka	1988
Poggibonsi	Milva	121	E major	Lyrical Dance	1982
Prozessordenken	Jonson	121	F# major	Contemporary Dance	2005
Santa's Got a Brand New Pedal Steel	The Barnshakers	121	F# major	East Coast Swing	2004
Slippery Rock 70's	Stavely Makepeace	121	C# major	Musical Theatre Dance	2007
Swan Lake: Act One. No. 4. Pas de trois: V. Allegro	London Symphony Orchestra, André Previn	121	F major	Ballet	2009
Ting‐a‐Ling	Buddy Holly	121	A major	East Coast Swing	2019
Attention Na Sida	Franco	121	C# major		2000
By the Way	Red Hot Chili Peppers	121	—		2002
Coisa feita	João Bosco	121	C# major		1982
Dance in the Dark	Q19848	121	—		2010
Main Street Electrical Parade	Jean-Jacques Perrey & Gershon Kingsley	121	G# major		1988
Por ella	Julio Iglesias	121	B major		1980
Really Don't Care	Demi Lovato	121	—		2014
She Will Never Let Me Down	Byron Lee and the Dragonaires	121	D# major		2004

Tempo measured by AcousticBrainz audio analysis (CC0); songs within ±0.5 BPM are grouped. Detected tempo can be half or double the felt tempo.