What dance fits “I’m Not Supposed to Know”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 165 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Salsa.
How to count it
At 165 BPM one beat lasts 364 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 41.2 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 54.9. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (88% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (97% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- jazz, vocal jazz, jazz vocals, jazz: jazz vocals
- Release
- Over the Years
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cashbox | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 165 | D major | 2004 | |
| Ram Jam | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 165 | D# major | 2004 | |
| It’s Nobody’s Fault but Mine | Blind Willie Johnson | 165 | D minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1928 |
| Old Apache Squaw | Johnny Cash | 165 | D major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 1959 |
| One Room Country Shack | Buddy Guy | 165 | C major | West Coast Swing | 1968 |
| Tiempo de vals | Chayanne | 165 | F# major | Viennese Waltz | 2009 |
| What Was I Thinkin’ | Dierks Bentley | 165 | A# major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2003 |
| Chains and Things | B.B. King | 165 | D minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing | 1996 |
| Me and Bobby McGee | Roger Miller | 165 | C# minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 1988 |
| Obsesión | The Spanish Harlem Orchestra | 165 | F minor | 2002 | |
| Procuro olvidarte | Bambino | 165 | A# major | Flamenco | 1994 |
| Rosalie | Muddy Waters | 165 | A major | West Coast Swing | 1996 |
More by Abbey Lincoln
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| And It’s Supposed to Be Love | Abbey Lincoln | 81 | C major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2007 |
| Being Me | Abbey Lincoln | 98 | F# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2007 |
| Bird Alone | Abbey Lincoln | 126 | C major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 2007 |
| Blackberry Blossoms | Abbey Lincoln | 136 | E minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2004 |
| Don’t Explain | Abbey Lincoln | 126 | D minor | 1988 | |
| Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe | Abbey Lincoln | 108 | F major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1988 |
| I Must Have That Man (take 3) | Abbey Lincoln | 172 | C minor | 1988 | |
| If I Only Had a Brain | Abbey Lincoln | 126 | A# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1998 |
| Lucky to Be Me | Abbey Lincoln | 120 | A major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 2004 |
| Midnight Sun | Abbey Lincoln | 112 | F major | 1998 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.