What dance fits “Jesus Is on the Wire”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 163 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Salsa.
How to count it
At 163 BPM one beat lasts 368 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 40.7 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 54.3.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ride Your Donkey | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 163 | C# minor | 2004 | |
| A Joke (Spoken Word) | Townes Van Zandt | 163 | E major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2002 |
| Búscate un hombre que te quiera | El Arrebato | 163 | D# major | East Coast Swing, Flamenco | 2004 |
| Good Boy | Big Bill Broonzy | 163 | A minor | West Coast Swing | 1993 |
| I’m Gonna Sit in ’Til You Give In | B.B. King | 163 | F minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing | 1992 |
| Nobody Cares for Me | Mississippi John Hurt | 163 | E minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1964 |
| Cruel Sister | The Pentangle | 163 | C minor | 1970 | |
| Decoration Day | John Lee Hooker | 163 | A# major | West Coast Swing | 1966 |
| Don’t Step on Mother’s Roses | Johnny Cash | 163 | D major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 1959 |
| Hero Sandwich | Doyle Dykes | 163 | A minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1997 |
| Homanaje a Martha Valdés | Afro-Cuban All Stars | 163 | D# major | Salsa | 1999 |
| If I Needed You | Guy Clark | 163 | C major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2009 |
More by Peter, Paul & Mary
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Early Mornin’ Rain | Peter, Paul & Mary | 96 | A# major | Lyrical Dance, West Coast Swing | 2004 |
| 500 miles | Peter, Paul & Mary | 97 | D major | Lyrical Dance, Rumba, Bolero (American Rhythm) | 1998 |
| Don’t Laugh at Me | Peter, Paul & Mary | 138 | D major | East Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 2003 |
| El Salvador | Peter, Paul & Mary | 130 | E major | 1986 | |
| Stewball | Peter, Paul & Mary | 128 | G# major | 1998 | |
| The Great Mandala (The Wheel of Life) | Peter, Paul & Mary | 124 | D major | Contra Dance | 2004 |
| All God's Critters | Peter, Paul & Mary | 178 | F minor | 2003 | |
| Day Is Done | Peter, Paul & Mary | 121 | A major | Contra Dance | 1998 |
| Garden Song | Peter, Paul & Mary | 123 | D major | Contra Dance, Irish Dance | 1998 |
| Have You Been to Jail for Justice? | Peter, Paul & Mary | 99 | A# minor | 2003 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.