What dance fits “Across the Borderline”?
How to count it
At 85 BPM one beat lasts 709 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 21.1 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 28.2.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 Ways | Willie Dixon | 85 | E minor | West Coast Swing | 1988 |
| Money (That’s What I Want), Part 1 | Jr. Walker & the All Stars | 85 | C major | West Coast Swing, Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk | 2006 |
| (Love Is Like a) Heat Wave | Martha & the Vandellas | 85 | C minor | West Coast Swing, Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk | 2007 |
| Time After Time | The Temptations | 85 | G# minor | West Coast Swing, Lyrical Dance, Brazilian Zouk | 1995 |
| Rollin' Mama Blues | Blind Willie McTell | 84 | C# minor | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 2003 |
| Iowa | Dar Williams | 84 | A major | Lyrical Dance, West Coast Swing | 2001 |
| Don't Think You Owe Me Something | Four Tops | 84 | A# major | West Coast Swing, Lyrical Dance | 2005 |
| BULERÍAS | ROSALÍA | 85 | A minor | Lyrical Dance, West Coast Swing, Krump | 2022 |
| Emoções | Maria Bethânia | 85 | A major | Lyrical Dance, West Coast Swing | 1993 |
| Lovin’ in My Baby’s Eyes | Taj Mahal | 85 | A# major | West Coast Swing | 1996 |
| Lost for Words | Four Tops | 85 | B minor | West Coast Swing, Lyrical Dance | 2005 |
| For What It’s Worth | Willie Nelson with Sheryl Crow | 84 | A major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step, Lyrical Dance | 2002 |
More by Willie Nelson
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| She’s Not for You | Willie Nelson | 155 | E major | Texas Two-Step | 1973 |
| Bubbles in My Beer | Willie Nelson | 85 | D major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1973 |
| Whiskey River | Willie Nelson | 154 | G major | Texas Two-Step | 1973 |
| A Song for You | Willie Nelson | 152 | A major | Texas Two-Step | 1973 |
| Denver | Willie Nelson | 121 | A major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance | 1975 |
| Down Yonder | Willie Nelson | 142 | G major | Clogging | 1975 |
| Hands on the Wheel | Willie Nelson | 94 | A major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1975 |
| If I Were a Painting | Willie Nelson | 84 | D# minor | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1989 |
| I’d Have to Be Crazy | Willie Nelson | 125 | E major | West Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Square Dance | 1976 |
| Just as I Am | Willie Nelson | 96 | D major | West Coast Swing, Texas Two-Step | 1975 |
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