What dance fits “Goodnight Irene”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 185 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance, Waltz.
How to count it
At 185 BPM one beat lasts 325 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 46.1 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 61.5. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (54% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (84% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- rock, rock and roll, rock & roll
- Release
- Jet Propelled: The 1978 Comeback
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| La tirana | La Lupe | 185 | B minor | Salsa | 1968 |
| Meet Me Around the Corner | Big Joe Williams | 185 | A major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1941 |
| Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home | Ella Fitzgerald | 185 | A# major | 1961 | |
| Bluebird | John Lee Hooker | 185 | C major | West Coast Swing | 1974 |
| Fool on the Roof Blues | Guy Clark | 185 | A major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1978 |
| Hobo's Lullaby | Anaïs Mitchell | 185 | C# minor | 2007 | |
| Segura a Nega | Clube do Balanço | 185 | B minor | 2001 | |
| Don't Be Cruel | Hank C. Burnette | 185 | G# major | 1973 | |
| El Sospiro del Moro | Quadro Nuevo | 185 | C minor | 2004 | |
| I Love You, Yes I Do | Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston | 185 | G# major | West Coast Swing | 1966 |
| It Sho' Ain't Me | Ike & Tina Turner | 185 | F major | 1993 | |
| Jerry Lee’s Boogie | Jerry Lee Lewis | 185 | G major | 2009 |
More by Carl Perkins
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blueberry Hill | Carl Perkins | 138 | A major | East Coast Swing | 1984 |
| Cloud Up and Rain on You | Carl Perkins | 113 | E minor | 2002 | |
| Didn’t the 50’s Rock (Rock Medley) | Carl Perkins | 98 | A major | 1984 | |
| Glad All Over (BBC Radio 1 session) | Carl Perkins | 104 | E major | 2002 | |
| Got My Mojo Working | Carl Perkins | 140 | A minor | East Coast Swing | 1984 |
| I’m in Love Again | Carl Perkins | 117 | G major | 1978 | |
| Lawdy Miss Claudy | Carl Perkins | 118 | E major | 1984 | |
| Let Me On | Carl Perkins | 135 | A minor | East Coast Swing | 2002 |
| Let Ol’ Mother Nature Have Her Way | Carl Perkins | 154 | A major | East Coast Swing | 2002 |
| Lovesick Blues | Carl Perkins | 145 | E major | 2002 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.