What dance fits “Don’t Explain”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 144 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, East Coast Swing.
How to count it
At 144 BPM one beat lasts 416 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 36.0 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 48.1. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (57% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (99% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- jazz, vocal jazz, jazz vocals, jazz: jazz vocals
- Release
- Verve//Unmixed
Tempo is the median of 3 analyzed recordings of this song (they ranged over 24.1 BPM).
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alone and Forsaken | Townes Van Zandt | 144 | A minor | Clogging | 1999 |
| Go Down Easy | John Martyn | 144 | F# major | 1973 | |
| A mí ná má | El Arrebato | 144 | A minor | East Coast Swing, Flamenco, Zumba | 2004 |
| Callejón de las canteras (taranta) | Tomatito | 144 | D# minor | Ballroom Tango, Argentine Tango, Flamenco | 1991 |
| Cruz de olvido | Lila Downs | 144 | F major | Zumba, East Coast Swing | 2011 |
| Here We Go Again | Demi Lovato | 144 | — | 2009 | |
| Highway Kind | Townes Van Zandt | 144 | C major | Clogging | 1997 |
| I Do Not Hook Up | Kelly Clarkson | 144 | — | 2009 | |
| María Bonita | Caetano Veloso | 144 | C major | East Coast Swing, Argentine Tango, Zumba | 1994 |
| Metro Chabacano | Camerata Romeu | 144 | — | 1991 | |
| Something About a Woman | Jake Owen | 144 | G major | 2006 | |
| Something Kinda Ooooh (Flip & Fill remix) | Girls Aloud | 144 | A major | Zumba, Lyrical Dance, East Coast Swing | 2006 |
More by Billie Holiday
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| My Man (Mon Homme) | Billie Holiday | 123 | D# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1997 |
| A Sunbonnet Blue | Billie Holiday | 154 | G major | 1999 | |
| But Beautiful | Billie Holiday | 133 | A# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1958 |
| Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man | Billie Holiday | 94 | G# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1998 |
| Don't Know If I'm Comin' Or Goin' | Billie Holiday | 87 | C major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2003 |
| Eeny Meeny Meiny Mo | Billie Holiday | 126 | C major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 2011 |
| Embraceable You | Billie Holiday | 132 | A minor | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1987 |
| For Heaven’s Sake | Billie Holiday | 132 | G# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1987 |
| Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You? | Billie Holiday | 124 | F major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Foxtrot | 1993 |
| Ghosts of Yesterday | Billie Holiday | 83 | D# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2003 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.