What dance fits “These Foolish Things”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 139 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Jazz Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, Musical Theatre Dance.
How to count it
At 139 BPM one beat lasts 431 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 34.8 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 46.4.
Similar-tempo songs
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gilgarra Mountain | Peter, Paul and Mary | 139 | C# major | 1965 | |
| Crazy for My Baby | Willie Dixon | 139 | E minor | 1988 | |
| Lips Are Movin | Meghan Trainor | 139 | — | 2014 | |
| Marianao | Ska Cubano | 139 | D# major | Zumba | 2005 |
| Natty No Dead (Sammy No Dead) | Ska Cubano | 139 | G major | Zumba | 2005 |
| Wait a Minute | The Notorious Cherry Bombs | 139 | E major | Line Dancing, Clogging | 2004 |
| Whiskey Under the Bridge | Brooks & Dunn | 139 | E major | Line Dancing, Clogging | 1994 |
| Your Own Love | The Association | 139 | C major | East Coast Swing, Line Dancing | 1966 |
| About the South | Rodney Atkins | 139 | D# major | Line Dancing, Clogging | 2006 |
| Domingou | Gilberto Gil | 139 | G major | East Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Zumba | 1968 |
| Estação derradeira | Chico Buarque | 139 | G major | East Coast Swing, Line Dancing, Zumba | 1987 |
| For No One | John Pizzarelli | 139 | A# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 1998 |
More by Etta James
| Song | Artist | BPM | Key | Dances | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hush Hush | Etta James | 94 | D minor | West Coast Swing | 2004 |
| Something's Got a Hold on Me | Etta James | 151 | — | 1962 | |
| Since I Fell for You | Etta James | 172 | G# major | 2008 | |
| Do Nothin’ Till You Hear From Me | Etta James | 69 | D# major | Jazz Dance, Tap Dance, Lindy Hop | 2007 |
| I Worship the Ground That You Walk On | Etta James | 148 | A# major | 2011 | |
| Be My Lovey Dovey (rehearsal) | Etta James | 132 | G major | 2005 | |
| Damn Your Eyes | Etta James | 120 | E minor | Cha-Cha, West Coast Swing, Carolina Shag | 1993 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.