Nirvana songs by BPM
TempoTunes has 1,314 Nirvana songs with verified tempo, and most of them live between 130 and 140 BPM. Here is the catalog by pace: something to wind down to, something to move to, and something to run to.
Where Nirvana's music lives
Chill: 60 to 90 BPM
133 songs at this pace: wind-downs, slow burns, and late-night listening.
Excerpt From 'The Blind and the Beautiful'
84 BPM (1970)
Negative Creep
83 BPM (1989)
Mr. Mustache
88 BPM (1989)
In Bloom
81 BPM (1991)
Pay to Play
82 BPM (1991)
School
85 BPM (1992)
Turnaround
89 BPM (1992)
Marigold
88 BPM (1993)
Steady: 90 to 120 BPM
305 songs at this pace: head-nod grooves and walking pace.
Pentecost Hotel
95 BPM (1967)
Melanie Blue
94 BPM (1968)
The Show Must Go On
97 BPM (1968)
Christopher Lucifer
112 BPM (1969)
O Dilos
97 BPM (1973)
Downer
103 BPM (1989)
Sifting
114 BPM (1989)
Paper Cuts
103 BPM (1989)
Drive: 120 to 150 BPM
739 songs at this pace: dance-floor and workout energy.
You Can Try It
126 BPM (1968)
Tiny Goddess
149 BPM (1968)
Spank Thru
140 BPM (1988)
Big Cheese
129 BPM (1989)
Scoff
143 BPM (1989)
About a Girl
133 BPM (1989)
Blew
129 BPM (1989)
Been a Son
142 BPM (1989)
Fast: 150 to 200 BPM
137 songs at this pace: running cadence and full-sprint songs.
Breed
158 BPM (1991)
Lounge Act
153 BPM (1991)
Stay Away
161 BPM (1991)
Immodium
154 BPM (1991)
Talk to Me
164 BPM (1992)
Radio Friendly Unit Shifter
155 BPM (1993)
Scentless Apprentice
153 BPM (1993)
Tres Tres Bien
152 BPM (1993)
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