What dance fits “Music Like Dirt”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 164 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Salsa.
How to count it
At 164 BPM one beat lasts 365 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 41.0 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 54.7. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (68% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (80% confidence)
- Party mood
- No
- Relaxed
- No
- Vocals
- Instrumental
- Tags
- ska, reggae, rocksteady, latin
- Release
- Jamaica Ska & Other Jamaican Party Anthems
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| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Never My Love | The 5th Dimension | 164 | D major | 1971 | |
| Sweet Blindness | The 5th Dimension | 164 | F major | West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 1968 |
| American Soldier | Toby Keith | 164 | A major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2003 |
| Crow Jane | Skip James | 164 | D# major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1966 |
| Lay Some Flowers on My Grave | Blind Willie McTell | 164 | E major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1990 |
| Let Him Roll | Guy Clark | 164 | C major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1975 |
| Poison Pressure | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 164 | C# major | 2004 | |
| When My First Wife Left Me | John Lee Hooker | 164 | C# minor | West Coast Swing | 1996 |
| My Baby’s Comin’ Home | B.B. King | 164 | F minor | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, West Coast Swing | 1992 |
| SAKURA | ROSALÍA | 164 | A# minor | East Coast Swing, Flamenco | 2022 |
| Shotgun Willie | Willie Nelson with Kid Rock | 164 | D major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 2004 |
| Stagger Lee | Taj Mahal | 164 | C# major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1969 |
More by Byron Lee and the Dragonaires
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A Little Love | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 147 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Bam Sa Bo | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 147 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Cashbox | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 165 | D major | 2004 | |
| Come Back | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 108 | C# major | 2004 | |
| Desafinado | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 111 | F major | 2004 | |
| Dumplins (1964 version) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 130 | D major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Elaine, Henry and Mama | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 94 | E minor | Cha-Cha | 2004 |
| Express Yourself | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 166 | G# major | 2004 | |
| Fat Back (a.k.a. Tear Up) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 136 | A# major | Zumba | 2004 |
| Fire Fire (There’s a Fire) | Byron Lee and the Dragonaires | 124 | A# major | Cha-Cha, Zumba | 2004 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.