What dance fits “Please Answer Me”?
How to count it
At 83 BPM one beat lasts 721 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 20.8 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 27.7. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (51% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (92% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- swing
- Release
- Tiny Sparrow: The Bobby Scott Sessions
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Not One Minute More | Della Reese | 83 | A# major | West Coast Swing, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1989 |
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More by Aretha Franklin
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Together | Aretha Franklin | 108 | B major | Jazz Dance, Lyrical Dance, West Coast Swing | 1980 |
| I Never Loved a Man (The Way I Love You) (mono version) | Aretha Franklin | 82 | F major | West Coast Swing, Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk | 1968 |
| Call Me | Aretha Franklin | 106 | G major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Locking | 2005 |
| Don’t Play That Song | Aretha Franklin | 123 | C major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2005 |
| It Was You (Aretha Arrives outtake) | Aretha Franklin | 154 | A# major | 2007 | |
| Never Let Me Go (mono version) | Aretha Franklin | 155 | A# major | 2014 | |
| Night Life | Aretha Franklin | 121 | G major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 1968 |
| Trouble in Mind (mono) | Aretha Franklin | 118 | D major | Jazz Dance, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 2011 |
| Bill Bailey, Won’t You Please Come Home (mono) | Aretha Franklin | 108 | A# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2011 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.