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Songs for Locking by tempo

284 songs whose measured tempo sits in (or doubles into) locking's 100–120 BPM range and whose genre or rhythm suits the dance. Click a column to sort.

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100–120

typical BPM

4/4

time signature

Top artists for locking

Four Tops · 33The Temptations · 10Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell · 7Billy Eckstine · 6Jr. Walker & the All Stars · 6Steve Arrington & DâM‐FunK · 5Wilson Pickett · 5The Marvelettes · 5Rollergirl! · 5Tammi Terrell · 4Al Green · 4Percy Sledge · 4

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
Seven Days	The Apollas	100	100	C major	1968
I Love This Music	Steve Arrington & DâM‐FunK	100	100	G# minor	2013
She Loves You	Clazziquai Project	100	100	C major	2004
I Can’t Let Him Go	Yvonne Fair	100	100	D# minor	2007
Then	Four Tops	100	100	D# major	1966
Running Away (Ain’t Gonna Help You)	The Temptations	101	101	E minor	1969
Love Has Gone	The Contours	101	101	C major	2010
Live Wire	Martha & the Vandellas	101	101	C major	1964
Does He Really Care for Me	Ruby & the Romantics	101	101	F major	2012
Chicken Strut	The Meters	101	101	G# minor	1970
Good Lovin’ Ain’t Easy to Come By	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	101	101	D# major	1969
Don’t Look Back (second version)	The Temptations	102	102	D# major	2006
Sometime	James Brown	102	102	F major	2000
Whisper You Love Me Boy	Chris Clark	102	102	F major	2007
Ice Cream Man	Third Coast Kings	102	102	E major	2014
Sabor	Sexteto Miramar	102	102	F minor	2007
I Second That Emotion	Diana Ross & The Supremes and The Temptations	102	102	G# major	1997
My Baby	Garnet Mimms	102	102	D major	1984
What Love Has Joined Together	The Temptations	102	102	F major	1967
Champions	Usher & Rubén Blades	102	102	C major	2016
Jamba	Anjulie	102	102	A# major	2009
Funky Stuff, More Funky Stuff	Kool & the Gang	102	102	G major	1993
Walk Away Renée	Four Tops	102	102	A major	1986
Brother Jake	The Neville Brothers	102	102	F major	1994
I’ve Got to Find	Monguito Santamaria	102	102	C# major	1970
Ask the Lonely	Billy Eckstine	102	102	G# major	2004
Ninety‐Nine and a Half (Won’t Do)	Wilson Pickett	102	102	A minor	2010
You Don’t Love Me No More	The Temptations	102	102	A# major	1969
Same-O Same-O	Four Tops	102	102	C major	2005
Small Portion of Your Love	Sam & Dave	103	103	C major	1969
I’m in a Different World	Four Tops	103	103	F# major	1968
634–5789 (Soulsville, U.S.A.)	Wilson Pickett	103	103	D major	1989
Destination Earth	Newcleus	103	103	E major	2002
I Be Trippin' (instrumental)	Steve Arrington & DâM‐FunK	103	103	D major	2013
Try a Little Tenderness	Otis Redding	103	103	A minor	1991
Apprendre à laisser	Sinclair	103	103	E major	1995
Lonely Lover - (stereo mix)	Four Tops	103	103	E major	2005
FourFiveSeconds	Kanye West feat. Rihanna & Paul McCartney	103	103	D major	2015
Kaila	Mayer Hawthorne	103	103	C major	2013
I Can’t Believe You Love Me	Tammi Terrell	103	103	C# major	2001
Sweeter as the Days Go By	Marvin Gaye	103	103	D# major	1990
Together We Can Make Such Sweet Music	The Spinners	103	103	F# major	1970
I Don’t Care Anymore	Doris Duke	103	103	C major	2004
I’m Wild About You	Al Green	103	103	G# minor	2008
Forget Me Not	Martha and the Vandellas	103	103	C# major	1971
Joy	Teddy Pendergrass	103	103	G major	2007
Moon River	Ben E. King	103	103	C# major	1987
A Woman a Lover a Friend	Jackie Wilson	103	103	G major	1960
Ola de agua	Peregoyo y su Combo Vacaná	103	103	G minor	2010
Sling Shot, Part 2	Lefties Soul Connection	103	103	A major	2007
Love on the Run	Galactic	104	104	G minor	1998
The Drifter	Ray Pollard	104	104	C major	1998
Blow Your Mind	Steve Arrington & DâM‐FunK	104	104	E major	2013
Don’t Make Hurting Me a Habit	The Marvelettes	104	104	A minor	2001
Easy Does It	Willie Hutch	104	104	A minor	2003
I Believe in You	Percy Sledge	104	104	D major	1974
(Almost Persuaded to) Give Him One More Try	Linda Carr	104	104	A# major	2013
Shake	General Caine	104	104	A# major	1993
For Love of Ivy	Billy Eckstine	104	104	C# major	1968
Don't Tell Me I'm Crazy	The Fantastic Four	104	104	D# major	2003
Good Feeling	Steve Arrington & DâM‐FunK	104	104	D# minor	2013
In These Changing Times	Four Tops	104	104	F major	1986
Yester Love	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	104	104	F# minor	2007
Tiene Sabor, Tiene Sazón	Ondatrópica	104	104	A minor	2012
Little Liza Jane	Huey “Piano” Smith & His Rhythm Aces	104	104	E major	1986
Love Child	Diana Ross & The Supremes	105	105	A minor	1988
Mean Man	Betty Harris	105	105	F# major	1998
You Don’t Know What You Got Until You Lose It	Bobby Hebb	105	105	E minor	2005
Funky Belly	Warren Lee	105	105	G major	2011
Soul Power, Parts 2 & 3	James Brown	105	105	G major	1971
Should I Tell Them	The Velvelettes	105	105	G major	1999
Harvest for the World	The Isley Brothers	105	105	F major	1992
Ooh Boy	Rose Royce	105	105	G major	1991
Since I’ve Lost You	The Temptations	105	105	C major	1969
It Seemed Like Heaven to Me	Elmore Morris	105	105	C major	1994
Come On and See Me	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	106	106	D# major	1968
Hold Me Oh My Darling	Tammi Terrell	106	106	C minor	2001
(You’re My) Dream Come True	The Temptations	106	106	A# major	1995
Don’t Let Him Take Your Love From Me	Four Tops	106	106	G major	2000
Let's Take It to the Stage / Do That Stuff (medley) (edit)	George Clinton	106	106	E major	2000
Call Me	Aretha Franklin	106	106	G major	2005
Moving in the Night	Third Coast Kings	106	106	D major	2014
No Time	Four Tops	106	106	A minor	2005
Steam	Omarion	106	106	C# major	2014
Ask the Lonely	Four Tops	106	106	C# major	1967
Skate	Dean Parrish	106	106	C major	2002
Is That You Love	Arthur Conley	106	106	E major	2007
I’m Wondering (alternate mix)	Stevie Wonder	106	106	F minor	2007
Walk With a Winner	Gene McDaniels	106	106	C major	2005
(Sittin' On) The Dock of the Bay	Percy Sledge	106	106	E minor	1996
Any Other Way	Jackie Shane	107	107	F# major	1963
Hot Pants (She Got to Use What She Got to Get What She Wants)	James Brown	107	107	D minor	1971
Just One Last Look	Four Tops	107	107	A# major	2005
It’s Been a Long Time	Jackie Wilson	107	107	C# major	1960
Stepping Closer to Your Heart	Gladys Knight & the Pips	107	107	D# major	2006
Somethin’ Stupid	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	107	107	D# major	1967
Right Before My Eyes	Four Tops	107	107	A# minor	2008
My Love Keeps on Growing	Four Tops	107	107	F minor	2005
I’m So Glad You’re Here	The Contours	108	108	G major	2010
All Right, All Right	The Apples	108	108	E major	2010
Please Tell Me Why	Jackie Wilson	108	108	A major	1960
United Together	Aretha Franklin	108	108	B major	1980
Rock Me Baby	Lou Johnson	108	108	F major	1969
All Your Talk	Monguito Santamaria	108	108	G major	1970
It Could Happen to You	Ray Munnings	108	108	A major	2007
Let It Shine	Al Green	108	108	G# major	1976
Down to Earth	Billy Eckstine	108	108	A minor	2006
Fantasy	Johnny “Hammond” Smith	108	108	F minor	2003
Oh, Maceo	Average White Band	108	108	G major	1999
I’ll Try Something New	The Miracles	108	108	F minor	2005
Clip My Wings	Four Tops	108	108	C# major	2005
Happy (Is a Bumpy Road)	Four Tops	109	109	F# minor	2013
I’m Livin’ in Shame	Diana Ross & The Supremes	109	109	D major	1991
I Just Got Back	Parliament	109	109	A major	1974
Your Love Grows More Precious Every Day	The Contours	109	109	F major	2016
Home Cookin’	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	109	109	C# major	2007
I’ll Never Stop Loving You Baby	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	109	109	F major	1968
It Happens Every Time	Barbara McNair	109	109	F major	2003
Memphis (Disco Funk)	Danny & The Fat Boys	109	109	G major	1997
Soul Dance Number Three	Wilson Pickett	109	109	E major	1967
Your Love Is Wonderful (stereo mix)	Four Tops	109	109	G major	1968
Yesterday’s Dreams	Four Tops	109	109	G# major	1968
Baby Don't Cha Worry	Tammi Terrell	109	109	A# major	2001
I'm So Afraid of Losing You	Four Tops	109	109	F major	2005
You're the One	The Marvelettes	110	110	F major	1994
Dreamer	B.B. & Q. Band	110	110	C# major	1986
(Baby) Turn on to Me	The Impressions	110	110	A# major	1970
(I'll Be A) Freak for You	Royalle Delite	110	110	G minor	1993
A Warmer World	Billy Eckstine	110	110	G major	1966
After the Dance (vocal)	Marvin Gaye	110	110	E major	1986
Come Spy with Me	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	110	110	D# minor	1994
Do You Wanna Dance?	Rollergirl!	110	110	A minor	2014
I Can’t Quit Your Love	Four Tops	110	110	F minor	1986
Eleanor Rigby	Four Tops	110	110	E minor	1969
Letter Full of Tears	Gladys Knight & the Pips	110	110	E major	1995
I Wish You Were Here	Billy Eckstine	110	110	D# minor	1966
Let It Be Me	James Brown & Lyn Collins	110	110	G major	2010
Starving for Your Love	Four Tops	110	110	E minor	2005
Single Life	Cameo	110	110	F minor	1985
Come See About Me	Gladys Knight & the Pips	111	111	G minor	1973
Do You See My Love (For You Growing)	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	111	111	G# major	1973
Soul Funk	Chico and Buddy	111	111	C major	2000
Love or Leave	The Spinners	111	111	E major	1991
Magic Mary	Four Tops	111	111	A minor	2005
I Love You	Jackie Lee	111	111	F major	2004
I Don’t Blame You at All	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	111	111	A major	1995
Slave	The Temptations	111	111	F major	1969
Keep Moving	Jungle	111	111	A# minor	2021
Sexplaylist	Omarion	111	111	F# major	2014
Little Girls Grow Up	The Marvelettes	111	111	F major	2007
You’ll Never Find Another Love Like Mine	Lou Rawls	111	111	D major	2005
Get Your It Together	L.T.D.	111	111	G major	1976
Step It Up	The Bamboos feat. Alice Russell	111	111	C# major	2006
Bernadette	Four Tops	112	112	F# major	1967
More, More, More	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	112	112	F major	1969
Leavin’ Here	The Rationals	112	112	D minor	1967
Hot Pants... I'm Coming. Coming. I'm Coming	Bobby Byrd	112	112	C major	1988
Thief in the Night	Percy Sledge	112	112	A major	1966
Butterfat	Leroy Hutson	112	112	A major	1976
Oh How I'd Miss You	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	112	112	F# major	2001
Runaway Child, Running Wild	The Temptations	112	112	A# major	2007
All That’s Good	The Miracles	112	112	C major	1965
And There You Were	Billy Eckstine	112	112	C major	1966
Here She Comes	Dusty Springfield	112	112	E minor	1965
Have Love Will Travel	Rosey Jones	112	112	D# major	2004
Which Way to My Baby	Dennis Edwards	112	112	E minor	1996
Music.	Rollergirl!	112	112	F minor	2013
Nothing Is Impossible	Al Perkins	112	112	G major	2003
Ain’t Nothing Like the Real Thing	Marvin Gaye	112	112	F major	2001
I Wanted You.	Rollergirl!	112	112	A# major	2013
Se te mira	Grupo Fantasma	112	112	G major	2008
Thank You (Falletin Me Be Mice Elf Agin)	Gladys Knight and the Pips	112	112	C# major	1973
Don’t Hang Up	The Bar‐Kays	112	112	D major	1987
Cherish	Four Tops	112	112	F major	1967
Oh, Pretty Woman	Al Green	112	112	B minor	2003
Sweet Inspiration	The Sweet Inspirations	112	112	F major	1995
Nothing but Soul	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	113	113	C major	2006
Don’t Want to See Tomorrow	The Jackson 5	113	113	F minor	1999
Everybody’s Talking	Four Tops	113	113	F major	1970
Come On and See Me	Tammi Terrell	113	113	C# major	2001
Indian Summer Love (interlude)	Con Funk Shun	113	113	F# minor	1977
Can't Stop Looking For My Baby	The Fantastic Four	113	113	G# major	2007
So Easy	Con Funk Shun	113	113	A major	1978
Wrap It Up	Sam & Dave	113	113	C# major	1968
I Heard It Through the Grapevine	Martha Reeves	113	113	F major	1988
Good News	The 5th Dimension	113	113	A major	1968
I Just Can’t Get You Out of My Mind	The Four Tops	114	114	F major	1973
Linda Sue Dixon	The Detroit Wheels	114	114	D major	1968
For Crying Out Loud	Bunny Sigler	114	114	D major	1999
Chicco	Barrabás	114	114	A# minor	1972
Outcast	Eddie & Ernie	114	114	E major	1994
A Place in the Sun	Four Tops	114	114	C major	1986
Don’t Let It Happen to Us	Paul Petersen	114	114	A# major	2007
Someday, Someway	The Marvelettes	114	114	G# major	1986
La De Da I Love You	Inez & Charlie Foxx	114	114	D major	2007
It’s Over Now	Luther Vandross	114	114	G# minor	1985
Don’t Be Cruel	Barbara Lynn	115	115	F# major	—
Love Is Here and Now You’re Gone	The Supremes	115	115	D# major	2003
Take Me Girl, I'm Ready	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	115	115	F major	1971
Clinging to the Thought She's Coming Back	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	115	115	C major	1973
I Can’t Let Go	Evie Sands	115	115	B major	2005
Where Did You Go	Four Tops	115	115	F minor	2001
Just One Last Look	The Temptations	115	115	D minor	2001
Ain't That Good Enough	Garland Green	115	115	D# major	2005
Love You Just Can't Walk Away	Dean Courtney	115	115	C major	1995
My Guy	Mary Wells	115	115	G# minor	2001
Checking You Out	Aurra	115	115	E major	2008
Mega-Mix	Con Funk Shun	115	115	A# major	1996
This Heart of Mine	The Artistics	115	115	F major	1996
Take a Little Love	Wilson Pickett	115	115	A major	1965
The One Who Really Loves You	Rosie & the Originals	115	115	C major	1999
Loopzilla (broadcast version)	George Clinton	115	115	D minor	1982
Promises	Brenda & The Big Dudes	116	116	F major	2002
Set Me on Fire	Midnight Star	116	116	C major	1980
Yes or No or Maybe Not	Bobby Hebb	116	116	F major	2005
Stuck in a wind up	Lord Large	116	116	A# minor	2006
Shake & Bake	Mario Nascimbene	116	116	E minor	2000
One Nite Stand	Al Green	116	116	E major	2003
Far From the Maddening Crowd	The Drifters	116	116	F major	2013
She Put the Hurt on Me	Otis Redding	116	116	D major	1966
Rapp Payback (Where iz Moses?) (remix)	James Brown & The JB’s	117	117	C# major	1997
El caterete	Wganda Kenya	117	117	D major	2010
Seeing You Through the Eyes of a Blindman	Satisfaction Unlimited	117	117	D major	2010
On Bended Knee	Boyz II Men	117	117	D# major	1995
I Like Everything About You	Four Tops	117	117	D# major	2006
Scratchin’	The Magic Disco Machine	117	117	D minor	2009
Dream Girl	Herman Griffin	117	117	D major	1997
One Chain (Don't Make No Prison)	Four Tops	117	117	D# minor	1974
Johnny G. Is Back	Johnny “Guitar” Watson	117	117	A# minor	1995
All Night.	Rollergirl!	117	117	C minor	2013
Smile	Timi Yuro	117	117	D major	1992
Future 2	The Personations	117	117	G major	1999
Love Makes the World Go Around	Odds & Ends	117	117	C major	2004
The Boy From Chelsea	Truly Smith	117	117	E major	1999
Heaven Help Me	Lizzo	117	117	C major	2019
I Can’t Get Away	Lee Dorsey	117	117	A# major	2000
I’m Gonna Stand by You	The Hollywood Flames	118	118	A# major	1994
Out of Left Field	Percy Sledge	118	118	E minor	2011
The Eleventh Song (What a Groovy Day!)	The 5th Dimension	118	118	C major	1968
Ode to Billie Joe	King Curtis	118	118	G major	1994
Amazing Grace	The Neville Brothers	118	118	C major	1994
The White City, Part 3	Brian Blessed	118	118	A# major	2003
When You’re Young and in Love	The Marvelettes	118	118	G# major	1967
Rosalía	Wganda Kenya	118	118	C# major	2010
I’ll Never See My Love Again	Kim Weston	118	118	C# major	1991
Right On Brothers and Sisters	Jr. Walker & the All Stars	118	118	C major	2009
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)	Marvin Gaye & Kim Weston	118	118	A# major	1990
That's How It Is (Since You've Been Gone)	Marvin Gaye & Tammi Terrell	118	118	A# minor	2001
You Got the Power	War	118	118	A# major	1982
Avi-Vo	Lafayette Afro-Rock Band	118	118	F minor	1974
Lost Without You	Four Tops	118	118	B major	2005
Just as Long as You Need Me	Four Tops	118	118	A# major	2006
If You Can Wait	Smokey Robinson & The Miracles	118	118	F# major	—
Trouble in Mind (mono)	Aretha Franklin	118	118	D major	2011
Tina's Prayer	Ike & Tina Turner	119	119	G# major	1997
Wherever You Leadeth Me	The Impressions	119	119	D# major	1969
Hold Out [radio edit]	Midnight Star	119	119	F major	1994
You’ve Been in Love Too Long	Martha & the Vandellas	119	119	D# major	1965
Don’t Fight It	Wilson Pickett	119	119	E major	1997
I Found What I Wanted	George Jackson	119	119	F major	2011
Make Me Believe in You	Patti Jo	119	119	F# minor	1973
Al.arm	J.B.'s Allstars	119	119	D minor	1986
It’s a Better Than Good Time (full extended mix)	Gladys Knight & the Pips	119	119	A# minor	2013
Standing in the Shadows of Love	Four Tops	120	120	A# minor	1967
Country Slicker Joe	Young–Holt Unlimited	120	120	A# major	2005
Cry Together	The O’Jays	120	120	F# major	2000
Reach Out, I’ll Be There	Four Tops	120	120	D minor	2005
The Day My World Stood Still	Chuck Jackson	120	120	F major	2007
Fantasy	Four Tops	120	120	C major	2005
I Am Love	The Jackson 5	120	120	F major	2008
Don’t Let the Joneses Get You Down	The Temptations	120	120	G minor	1969
Galactic Funtionals (instrumental)	Steve Arrington & DâM‐FunK	120	120	A# minor	2013
Let My People Go / Get Up Stand Up	The Neville Brothers	120	120	E major	1994
Mr Chicken Shit	The Soul Seven	120	120	A# major	1999
Overnight	Parcels	120	120	C# major	2017
Girls Allowed	Girls Aloud	120	120	C major	2003
I Am Love, Parts 1 & 2	The Jackson 5	120	120	F major	2007
If You Feel It	Thelma Houston	120	120	D major	2011
Monkey Talk	Stevie Wonder	120	120	F minor	2005
The Luney Take‐Off	Captain Zap & The Motortown Cut-Ups	120	120	F minor	2007
Let's Get the Rollerskates!	Rollergirl!	120	120	A minor	2013
Academics	Piper Davis	120	120	A minor	2008
Love Mode	Clazziquai Project feat. Tablo	120	120	D major	2006
Stay Away From Me (I Love You Too Much)	Major Lance	120	120	E major	2007

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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