What dance fits “Foolin’ Around”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 149 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 149 BPM one beat lasts 403 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 37.2 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 49.7.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Boogie Chillen | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1960 | |
| Green Onions | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 149 | A# major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Hey Willy Boy | Townes Van Zandt | 149 | C major | 1994 | |
| This Land Is Nobody’s Land | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E minor | 1991 | |
| Heartbeat Song | Kelly Clarkson | 149 | — | 2015 | |
| Oye compay Juan | Ska Cubano | 149 | F minor | Zumba | 2005 |
| A permuta dos Santos | Chico Buarque | 149 | A major | East Coast Swing, Zumba | 1990 |
| Adalida | George Strait | 149 | B major | 1994 | |
| And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine | Ella Fitzgerald with The Song Spinners and Johnny Long and His Orchestra | 149 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1945 |
| Aqui e agora | Gilberto Gil | 149 | A minor | 1977 | |
| Big, Big Love | Waylon Jennings | 149 | B major | 1999 | |
| Let’s Make It | John Lee Hooker | 149 | E major | 1992 |
More by Dwight Yoakam
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Above and Beyond | Dwight Yoakam | 140 | G major | Clogging | 2007 |
| My Heart Skips a Beat | Dwight Yoakam | 178 | G major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2007 |
| It Won’t Hurt | Dwight Yoakam | 124 | A major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance | 1986 |
| Smoke Along the Track | Dwight Yoakam | 97 | E major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1987 |
| 'I Said' (Paradise reprise) | Dwight Yoakam | 93 | E major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step, Lyrical Dance | 2004 |
| Heartaches by the Number | Dwight Yoakam | 130 | A major | 2006 | |
| Miner’s Prayer | Dwight Yoakam | 108 | G major | 1986 | |
| Purple Rain | Dwight Yoakam | 148 | A# major | 2016 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.