What dance fits “If You Gotta Make a Fool of Somebody”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 178 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Waltz, Viennese Waltz.
How to count it
At 178 BPM one beat lasts 337 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 44.5 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 59.4. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (94% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (85% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Vocal
- Tags
- soul, r&b/soul
- Release
- The Golden Age of American Rock ’n’ Roll, Volume 12
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.