Top 10 Songs That Would've Sounded Better at Different Tempos
There are all great songs but some would sound better at different tempos than they’re currently played at. In community list mode for others to share their thoughts, so what do you guys think.
I know everyone has different thoughts about this song, but it would've sounded better at 130 bpm (32.5 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of 128 bpm (32 measures/bars/notes per minute). It would've compared to You Belong With Me if played at 130 bpm given the style it already has. Yet, that would make a great Easter egg. Just think, Taylor Swift producing both major hit songs at 130 bpm, which is 2 bpm faster than this.
After hearing this song, I realized it would've sounded even better if it played at 136 bpm (34 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of 134 bpm (33.5 measures/bars/notes per minute). Given its rhythm and style, 136 would be a better match for this instead of a relatively unfitting 134.
An unforgettable disco hit by none other than the queen, Donna Summer. It would've been better at 130.7 bpm (32.675 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of its current 126.7 bpm (31.675 measures/bars/notes per minute).
R.I.P. to the queen of disco.
A classic. It would've sounded better at 135 or 136 bpm (33.75 or 34 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of its current 132 bpm (33 measures/bars/notes per minute).
R.I.P. queen.
It would've been perfect at 135 bpm (33.75 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of its current 133.6 bpm (33.4 measures/bars/notes per minute).
135 bpm strikes a balance between feeling leisurely and fast, which would suit this song perfectly. Fun fact: the edited version of this song, on the other hand, plays at 132.9 bpm (33.225 measures/bars/notes per minute).
A Madonna classic - who would forget? It would've been even better if it played at 136 bpm (34 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of 133 bpm (33.25 measures/bars/notes per minute).
A true classic banger. From hearing it, it seems it would've been better at 137 bpm (34.25 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of its original 134 bpm (33.5 measures/bars/notes per minute) in the single and 12" version. The studio album version, however, plays at 135 bpm (33.75 measures per minute).
R.I.P. to two of the original sisters, including the founder, Bonnie Pointer, who passed away too soon at 67.
It would've sounded better at 140 bpm (35 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of 139 bpm (34.75 measures/bars/notes per minute). Yet, Malibu is perfect where it's played, which was 140 bpm or 35 measures/bars/notes per minute by the way.
Of course, an unforgettable hit from Meghan Trainor, a bubblegum doo-wop pop banger. Now, it would sound even better if it's played at 135 or even 136 bpm (33.75/34 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of 134 bpm (33.5 measures/bars/notes per minute). The rhythm and style of this song would fit better at those ranges than it's already played at.
The Newcomers
Like some of the others I mentioned, this song could've sounded great at 128 bpm (32 measures per minute), which is the tempo of most EDM songs. However, it's set at 123 bpm (30.75 bars/notes per minute).
This track and its follow-up, Sine From Above (featuring Elton John), would've been better at 128 bpm (32 measures per minute). Unfortunately, they're set at 123 bpm (30.75 bars/notes per minute).
It's a typical Meghan Trainor song with a bubblegum doo-wop pop vibe, but it would sound a bit better at 140 bpm (35 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of 139 bpm (34.75 measures/bars/notes per minute). It seems it's really missing a beat per minute that's necessary for this song. At least Dance Like Yo Daddy actually played at 140 bpm.
The style of this song would've sounded better at 125 bpm (31.25 measures/bars/notes per minute), as that fits a more upbeat tempo. It currently plays at 115 bpm (28.75 measures/bars/notes per minute), which doesn't sound completely upbeat, does it?
It should've honestly been played at 128 bpm (32 measures per minute). Though it's part of 16 tracks in Lady Gaga's latest album Chromatica. The tempos of the tracks vary from 116 to 123 bpm (29 to 30.75 bars/notes per minute), and while those tempos fit with the style of some songs, others could've gone up to 128 bpm.
It has a good beat but with that, it sounds like it should've been played at 135 bpm (33.75 measures/bars/notes per minute) whereas it's 134 bpm (33.5 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead. Now don't get me wrong. Lots of songs have their individual speeds, and 134 bpm isn't bad, not a problem for rock as well as alternative whether traditional or electronic. But for a pop style like this, 135 bpm would've been a better fit and would make this song sound better.
It's one of her newest songs, from her new album Folklore. Yet it's her fastest on there. I'm debating whether it sounds good at 148 bpm (37 measures/bars/notes per minute) or would be better at 150 bpm (37.5 measures/bars/notes per minute)? They're both good ranges for this song, though if she did a 150 bpm hit in a future album, that would be cool. You decide.
It's a great song, but sounds so much like the second edit of Brazil by Deadmau5, which was sampled in three songs - Change Your Mind by Kylie Minogue, Touch the Sky by Taio Cruz, and Happiness by Alexis Jordan, which all play at that tempo. Both played at 128 bpm (32 measures/bars/notes per minute), but this plays at 124 bpm (31 measures/bars/notes per minute).
When I heard this, I thought it would've been better at 99 bpm (24.75 measures/bars/notes per minute) instead of its current 97 bpm (24.25 measures/bars/notes per minute).
It sounds like it could've been better at a higher tempo, such as 144 bpm (36 measures/bars/notes per minute). Instead, it plays at 134 bpm (33.5 measures/bars/notes per minute).
For the rhythm it has, the tempo could've been quite a bit higher.
170 bpm (42.5 measures per minute) is around the typical tempo for synthwave. Though it's not extremely far off from 180 bpm (45 bars per minute), this song is not only by The Kid Laroi but also features Justin Bieber. This means it came as close as Bieber got to the 120 bpm (30 notes per minute) x 1.5 mark.
The tempo here is essentially 120 bpm x 1.416666666+.
It's arguably Joji's most upbeat dance hit yet, at 158 bpm (39.5 measures/bars/notes per minute). Given its style, 160 bpm would've been a better match for this, or 40 measures/bars/notes per minute.
This is Carly Rae Jepsen's most upbeat hit, at an impressive 155 bpm (38.75 measures/bars/notes per minute). Though it just missed a range in tempo, in fact, just 1 bpm higher would put this at the vivace range. Since vivace plays at least 156 bpm (39 measures per minute), this is still an allegro song (which is at least 120 bpm or 30 bars per minute) as well as molto allegro (which is at least 124 bpm or 31 notes per minute), like many of her dance pop songs. She had the potential of making a vivace song with this, but she and her producers decided to take a beat (per minute) away from this.
Though 160 bpm (40 measures/bars/notes per minute) would've been a good idea for her, and surely an epic hit that would rival Shake It Off by Taylor Swift.
Once again, another hit from Madonna but with an underplayed tempo at 119 bpm (29.75 measures/bars/notes per minute). If Forbidden Love were to play at 120 to compete with Love Profusion as well as Radio by the Corrs and Amazing by Seal (which all play at 120 bpm or 30 measures/bars/notes per minute), this would have to as well since Forbidden Love transitions smoothly to Jump in her album Confessions on a Dancefloor.
Though that means West End Girls by the Pet Shop Boys (which this sampled) would also have to go up to 120 bpm (whereas it's played at 113 bpm or 28.25 measures/bars/notes per minute) in order to compete with the entire chain of such songs. We know allegro moderato and allegro aren't the same thing.
It would've sounded better at 180 bpm (45 measures/bars/notes per minute) compared to its original 178 bpm (44.5 measures/bars/notes per minute). Its melody is extremely similar to Uncover by Zara Larsson, which plays at 90 bpm (22.5 measures/bars/notes per minute).
When a song is made to be so popular and a big hit, it should at least have a standard, fixed tempo. For example, 90 bpm songs are more common and popular than 89 bpm songs, although 120 bpm (30 measures/bars/notes per minute) is the most popular pace for a song.
The music video is another subject entirely, as it reached approximately 7.075 billion views. This made it the most-watched video on YouTube until Baby Shark by Pinkfong surpassed it with around 9.086 billion views. This means that almost everyone on Earth has seen it.
It could've been at least decent at 180 bpm (45 measures/bars/notes per minute), which is suitable for doing a wobble dance to (as that's the standard for such), but it's 2 beats (or 0.5 measures/bars/notes or 1 half of a full such) shy of that per minute, at 178 bpm (44.5 measures/bars/notes per minute). Not to mention, this would become the biggest debut, so there was potential for that. Yet, Trollz is played at 180 bpm and isn't as popular. Even though many and I find him a nasty person.