What dance fits “Glen Island Special”?
How to count it
At 126 BPM one beat lasts 478 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 31.4 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 41.9. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a tango pattern (92% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (82% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Instrumental
- Tags
- big band
- Release
- The Glenn Miller Story, Volumes 5 to 8: June 1939 Till April 1940
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It’s De‐Lovely | Sarah Vaughan | 126 | B major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1986 |
| Take Me Back to Tulsa | Merle Haggard | 126 | G major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1970 |
| The Right to Love | Carmen McRae | 126 | G# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1986 |
| Girl Blue | Nnenna Freelon | 126 | B minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1993 |
| I’ve Got My Captain Working for Me Now | Original Dixieland Jazz Band | 126 | G major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1983 |
| Hot Lips | Stéphane Grappelli | 126 | G minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1987 |
| Bird Alone | Abbey Lincoln | 126 | C major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 2007 |
| Yours and Mine | Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra | 126 | G# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1998 |
| Steamboat Stomp | Jelly Roll Morton’s Red Hot Peppers | 126 | G# minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1993 |
| Everybody Loves Somebody | Dinah Washington | 126 | F major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1992 |
| Russian | Caravan Palace | 126 | G# minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 2015 |
| Cement Mixer | Charlie Barnet | 126 | A# major | Tap Dance, Foxtrot, East Coast Swing | 2007 |
More by The Glenn Miller Orchestra
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chattanooga Choo‐Choo | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 154 | D# major | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 1983 |
| Kalamazoo | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 80 | F major | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 1983 |
| Moonlight Serenade | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 82 | D# major | Lyrical Dance | 1983 |
| Pennsylvania 6‐5000 | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 152 | G# major | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 1990 |
| Tuxedo Junction | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 108 | A# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1983 |
| A String of Pearls | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 132 | C minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, East Coast Swing | 1983 |
| Bluebirds in the Moonlight | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 86 | F minor | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 2005 |
| Fanhat Stomp | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 136 | A# major | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 2004 |
| Music Makers | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 126 | G# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | — |
| My Blue Heaven | The Glenn Miller Orchestra | 129 | F major | Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Lindy Hop | 2003 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.