What dance fits “Why You Been Gone So Long?”?
No dance in our list matches both the tempo and the genre of this recording. By tempo alone, 162 BPM suits: Contemporary Dance, Lyrical Dance, Tap Dance, East Coast Swing, Salsa.
How to count it
At 162 BPM one beat lasts 371 milliseconds. In 4/4 that is 40.5 bars per minute; in 3/4 it is 54.0. Ballroom rhythm analysis suggests a Viennese waltz pattern (77% confidence).
Audio profile
- Danceability (model)
- Low (62% 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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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orgullecida | Buena Vista Social Club | 162 | A# major | Tap Dance, Lindy Hop, East Coast Swing | 1997 |
| Alguien se quedó llorando | Los Bukis | 162 | A major | Lyrical Dance, Cumbia, East Coast Swing | 1986 |
| All of Me | Anne Murray | 162 | A# major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 2004 |
| Come and Go With Me | Peter, Paul and Mary | 162 | C major | 1965 | |
| Fishin’ Blues | Taj Mahal | 162 | F# minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing | 1969 |
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| Tantas cosas | Sergent Garcia | 162 | B minor | Salsa | 2006 |
| Busted | Johnny Cash | 162 | F minor | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 1962 |
| Do You Believe Me Now | Jimmy Wayne | 162 | E major | Texas Two-Step, West Coast Swing, East Coast Swing | 2008 |
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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 | |
| Goodnight Irene | Carl Perkins | 185 | 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 |
Measured by AcousticBrainz · recording on MusicBrainz (CC0). Check the tempo by ear with our tap tempo tool.