What dance fits “Candy Man”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 96 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, Waltz.
How to count it
At 96 BPM one beat lasts 625 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 24.0 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 32.0.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blue Side of Lonesome | Jim Reeves | 96 | A major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step, Lyrical Dance | 1962 |
| Honey Bee | Muddy Waters | 96 | F major | West Coast Swing | 1991 |
| I Want to Be Loved | Muddy Waters | 96 | A# major | West Coast Swing | 2001 |
| I’m Not Ashamed | Bobby “Blue” Bland | 96 | A# major | West Coast Swing, Lyrical Dance, Rumba | 1991 |
| Shaft | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 96 | C major | Rumba, Cha-Cha, Samba | 2004 |
| The Harder They Come | Willie Nelson with Ryan Adams | 96 | C major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step, Lyrical Dance | 2002 |
| When the Levee Breaks | Memphis Minnie & Kansas Joe | 96 | A major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1929 |
| Yo me voy pa’ la cumbia | Sergent Garcia | 96 | D minor | Rumba, Mambo, Salsa | 2006 |
| Beauty and the Beast | Beth Fowler | 96 | — | 1991 | |
| Chispa tren | Ska Cubano | 96 | B major | Cumbia, Rumba, Samba | 2005 |
| Do What U Want | R. Kelly | 96 | — | 2013 | |
| Double Rainbow | Katy Perry | 96 | — | 2013 |
More by Donovan
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hey Gyp (Dig the Slowness) | Donovan | 99 | C minor | 1996 | |
| Jersey Thursday | Donovan | 103 | C minor | 1965 | |
| Circus of Sour | Donovan | 129 | C# major | 1971 | |
| Goldwatch Blues | Donovan | 115 | C# minor | Contra Dance | 1971 |
| Ramblin’ Boy | Donovan | 100 | F major | 1965 | |
| Tangerine Puppet | Donovan | 143 | C minor | 1971 | |
| Universal Soldier | Donovan | 163 | A major | 1996 | |
| Young Girl Blues | Donovan | 144 | G# minor | 1999 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.