Jive

Songs for Jive by tempo

89 songs whose measured tempo sits in (or doubles into) jive's 168–176 BPM range and whose genre or rhythm suits the dance. Click a column to sort.

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matching songs

168–176

typical BPM

42–44

bars per minute (competition)

4/4

time signature

Top artists for jive

The Barnshakers · 5Bobby Lee Trammell · 4Jerry Lee Lewis · 3Carl Perkins · 3Alan Mills · 3Die Barracudas · 3Chuck Berry · 2Crazy Cavan ’n’ the Rhythm Rockers · 2Los Bukis · 2Hi-Voltage · 1Little Billy Earl · 1Fred Bible · 1

All songs by tempo

“Dance tempo” is the pulse you dance to. Audio analysis sometimes measures half or double that speed — marked ×2 or ½.

Song	Artist	Dance tempo	Measured	Key	Year
Arkansas Stomp	Bobby Lee Trammell	168	84 ×2	A major	1983
Jumpin’ Tonight	The Johnny Nocturne Band feat. Kim Nalley	168	84 ×2	C minor	2008
Mama	Carl Perkins	169	84 ×2	A major	2002
Night Rider Blues	Big Jim & The Nightriders	169	84 ×2	D major	2007
Sally Twist (part 1)	Bobby Lee Trammell	169	84 ×2	C# major	1983
Eight Y Cinco	Chinese Man	170	85 ×2	A# minor	2007
Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams	Jeff Healey & The Jazz Wizards	170	85 ×2	G major	2002
’Tain’t What You Do	Swing Republic feat. Mildred Bailey	170	85 ×2	D# major	2009
I Love Her Just the Same	Roddy Jackson	170	85 ×2	D# major	2007
In the Copa Room	Big Kahuna and The Copa Cat Pack	171	85 ×2	C minor	2008
Cleo's Asp	Paul Gonsalves	171	86 ×2	D minor	1963
Riding Down the Canyon	Gene Autry & Smilie Burnette	171	86 ×2	G major	1982
Hey Then, There Now	Bill Haley & His Comets	172	86 ×2	D# major	1990
If You Know It	Roomful of Blues	172	86 ×2	C major	2008
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me	Keely Smith	172	86 ×2	F major	2008
I Think You Oughta Look Again	Wayne Handy With the Melody Masters	172	86 ×2	D# major	2001
Bull by the Horns	Hi-Voltage	172	172	G major	2004
Couple in the Car	Little Billy Earl	172	172	C major	2014
C’mon Baby	Fred Bible	172	172	E major	2002
Dirty Robber (LP version)	The Wailers	172	172	G major	1998
End of the Road	The Million Dollar Quartet	172	172	C major	2009
Great Balls of Fire	Jerry Lee Lewis	172	172	C major	1985
I Tried Not to Cry	Bobby Lee Trammell	172	172	G# major	1983
Irene	Dale Hawkins	172	172	A minor	1999
Jeannie Jeannie Jeannie (mono mix)	Eddie Cochran	172	172	F# major	1985
Livin’ Lovin’ Doll	Cliff Richard	172	172	C major	2010
Memphis, Tennessee	Jerry Lee Lewis	172	172	G major	1964
On peut le faire ce soir	Betty & the Bops	172	172	C major	2000
Polecat Hollow	Hank C. Burnette	172	172	F# major	1973
Rock Around the Clock	Carl Perkins	172	172	E major	1978
Seventeen	Boyd Bennett & His Rockets	172	172	D# major	2011
Since She Turned Seventeen	Billy “Crash” Craddock	172	172	C major	1992
The Promised Land	Chuck Berry	172	172	C major	1972
Two by Two	Johnny Ramistella	172	172	A# major	2007
Ultrafox	Django Reinhardt	172	172	F major	2009
When My Blue Moon Turns to Gold Again	Jerry Lee Lewis	172	172	C major	1975
You Wanna Be Americano	Lou Bega	172	172	A# major	2008
All Messed Up	Boz Boorer	172	172	C major	1992
Backdoor Dan	Alan Mills	172	172	B minor	2004
Big Blon’ Baby	Crazy Cavan ’n’ the Rhythm Rockers	172	172	G# major	1993
Black Night Blues	The Barnshakers	172	172	G major	2002
Brother Julius	The Phil Spector Wall of Sound Orchestra	172	172	C major	2011
Cricket	The Uptowners	172	172	F major	2006
Life Long Bound	The Barnshakers	172	172	A major	2001
Long Tall Sally (Jive, 43mpm)	Cagey Strings	172	172	D major	2001
Medley: Mondscheintwist / Rock´N´Roll Ruby / Oh Du / Betty / Spin Out Boogie / Motorroller / 100 Mal	Die Barracudas	172	172	G major	2007
Midnight Shift	Crazy Cavan ’n’ the Rhythm Rockers	172	172	A major	1993
Mondscheintwist	Die Barracudas	172	172	G major	2009
Shake the Barn	The Barnshakers	172	172	E major	1994
Such a Night	Elvis Presley	172	172	B major	1960
Such dich Marie	Die Barracudas	172	172	C major	2009
The Rockabilly Groove	Alan Mills	172	172	A major	2004
Two Gun Daddy	The Barnshakers	172	172	A minor	2002
Working Myself to Death Blues	Alan Mills	172	172	A major	2004
I Think I’ll Just Stay Here and Drink	George Jones	172	172	A# major	2006
Saturday Night Boogie	Al Dexter	172	172	C major	2000
I Can Do Better	Avril Lavigne	172	172	C major	2007
Mi ironía	Los Bukis	172	172	G major	1991
No me arrepiento	Los Bukis	172	172	B major	1986
Pecadora	Lila Downs con Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas	172	172	D minor	2011
We Four Girls	B*Witched	172	172	D minor	1998
Berekeké	Geraldo Azevedo	172	172	F minor	1999
Drink to Me	Johnny Cash	172	172	E minor	1959
Santa Clara, padroeira da televisão	Caetano Veloso	172	172	G major	1991
Welcome to the Family	Little Big Town	172	172	B major	2005
Na casa dela	Gilberto Gil	172	172	A# major	2001
Otra me querrá	Jerry Rivera	172	172	A minor	2002
Bambú	Miguel Bosé	172	172	D major	1999
I Need Love	Laura Pausini	172	172	E major	2004
Ilarie	Buttons	172	172	C# major	2005
Responso	Julio Pane Trío	172	172	G minor	2004
Ron y Coca Cola	Julio Iglesias	172	172	F major	1980
We Fit Together	O‐Town	172	172	C major	2001
Boogie Woogie Blues	Clarence Samuels	172	172	F major	—
Donald's Idea	Amos Milburn	172	172	G# major	2003
So Easy to Begin	Mickey Gilley	172	172	D major	1980
I’m Ready to Go Steady	Wes Voight	173	86 ×2	E major	1996
Quicksand (second pressing)	Martha and the Vandellas	173	86 ×2	A# major	2005
Scream in the Night	Candye Kane	173	86 ×2	C major	2008
Little Marie (alternate)	Chuck Berry	173	87 ×2	D# major	1991
Paralized	Danny Mote	174	87 ×2	F major	1997
I’m Just a Lucky So and So	Tony Bennett	174	87 ×2	F major	1999
Tribute to Elvis (BBC Radio 1 session)	Carl Perkins	174	87 ×2	A major	2002
House of Blue Lights	Asleep at the Wheel	174	87 ×2	F major	1987
Bobby Lee Needs Love	Bobby Lee Trammell	175	87 ×2	E major	1983
Pandemonium	Telli W. Mills	175	88 ×2	C# major	1997
Little Things	The Barnshakers	175	88 ×2	C major	2003
Wild Man Blues	Sidney Bechet	175	88 ×2	G minor	1995
Gotta Have You	Curtis Lee	176	88 ×2	C major	1986

Tempo and key are measured by audio analysis (AcousticBrainz, CC0) on MusicBrainz recordings; detected BPM can be half or double the felt tempo. Always check by ear — or use our tap tempo tool.

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