Song tempo & key

Engine Number 9 (single version) — Wilson Pickett

“Engine Number 9 (single version)” by Wilson Pickett (1995) has a measured tempo of 95.7 BPM and is in D# minor.

96BPM
D#m
D# minor · Camelot 2A
47.9 / 191.4
half / double time
2:50
length

What dance fits “Engine Number 9 (single version)”?

How to count it

At 96 BPM one beat lasts 627 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 23.9 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 31.9. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a cha-cha pattern (98% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (93% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Instrumental
Tags
soul, deep soul, soul/funk
Release
Funk & Soul Classics

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