Song tempo & key

Taking the Easy Way Out — Charley Pride

“Taking the Easy Way Out” by Charley Pride (1981) has a measured tempo of 164.1 BPM and is in A major.

164BPM
A
A major · Camelot 11B
82.0 / 328.2
half / double time
2:35
length

What dance fits “Taking the Easy Way Out”?

How to count it

At 164 BPM one beat lasts 366 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 41.0 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 54.7.

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All I Have to Offer You Is MeCharley Pride103F majorWest Coast Swing, Line Dancing1969
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