What dance fits “I Can’t Break the News to Myself”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 142 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 142 BPM one beat lasts 422 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 35.5 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 47.4. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (54% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (57% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- soul, northern soul, soul/r&b
- Release
- Soul 66: From the Vaults of Alantic, Atco, Calla, Loma, Reprise, Roulette, Stax, Volt and Warner Brothers
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funny Bone | Guy Clark | 142 | G# minor | Clogging | 2006 |
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| Tabú | Ska Cubano | 142 | E major | Zumba | 2005 |
| While You Loved Me | Rascal Flatts | 142 | F major | Clogging, East Coast Swing | 2000 |
| Alright | Cross Canadian Ragweed | 142 | G major | Clogging | 2002 |
| Down Yonder | Willie Nelson | 142 | G major | Clogging | 1975 |
| Flesh & Bone (dedicated to B.B. King) | Buddy Guy with Van Morrison | 142 | G major | 2015 | |
| Highways and Heartaches | Joe Ely | 142 | G major | Clogging | 1993 |
| I Always Liked That Best | Cyndi Thomson | 142 | D# major | Clogging, East Coast Swing | 2001 |
| Maple Leaf Rag [Main Street Pianist] | Scott Joplin | 142 | G# major | Musical Theatre Dance | 1988 |
| O outro | Adriana Calcanhotto | 142 | D major | 2000 | |
| Pawnshop Wedding Rings | The Derailers | 142 | D major | Clogging | 1997 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It’s All Over | Ben E. King | 165 | F major | 2015 | |
| Moon River | Ben E. King | 103 | C# major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Locking | 1987 |
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| You're Stepping on My Heart (Tearing My World Apart) | Ben E. King | 162 | G# major | 1976 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.