Song tempo & key

(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up — The Ronettes

“(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up” by The Ronettes (1964) has a measured tempo of 105.8 BPM and is in D major.

106BPM
D
D major · Camelot 10B
52.9 / 211.6
half / double time
3:04
length

What dance fits “(The Best Part of) Breakin’ Up”?

How to count it

At 106 BPM one beat lasts 567 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 26.4 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 35.3. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (78% confidence).

Audio profile

Danceability (model)
Low (58% confidence)
Party mood
No
Relaxed
No
Vocals
Instrumental
Tags
pop, pop rock, early pop
Release
The Essential Phil Spector

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Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.