What dance fits “Should’ve Been”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 172 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Waltz, Viennese Waltz.
How to count it
At 172 BPM one beat lasts 348 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 43.1 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 57.4. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (94% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (90% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- jazz, vocal jazz, jazz vocals, jazz: jazz vocals
- Release
- Abbey Sings Abbey
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| It Ain’t No Fun to Me | Al Green | 172 | G# minor | 1972 | |
| I Can Do Better | Avril Lavigne | 172 | C major | Jive, East Coast Swing | 2007 |
| Broken Wing Bird | The 5th Dimension | 172 | A# major | 1968 | |
| Burning Hell | John Lee Hooker | 172 | G# minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1991 |
| Don’t Answer the Door, Parts One and Two | B.B. King | 172 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, Texas Two-Step | 1992 |
| If I Was Washington | Townes Van Zandt | 172 | B major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1994 |
| Mi ironía | Los Bukis | 172 | G major | Lyrical Dance, Cumbia, Jive | 1991 |
| No me arrepiento | Los Bukis | 172 | B major | Lyrical Dance, Cumbia, Jive | 1986 |
| 32–20 Blues | Robert Johnson | 172 | A major | West Coast Swing | 1937 |
| Baby Please Don’t Go | Lightnin’ Hopkins | 172 | E minor | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1949 |
| Clarkson Blues | Chris Rea | 172 | G minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2005 |
| Convergencia | Ibrahim Ferrer | 172 | F major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 2007 |
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 |
| I’m Not Supposed to Know | Abbey Lincoln | 165 | G major | 2004 | |
| Lucky to Be Me | Abbey Lincoln | 120 | A major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 2004 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.