R.E.M. songs by BPM
TempoTunes has 1,176 R.E.M. songs with verified tempo, and most of them live between 120 and 130 BPM. Here is the catalog by pace: something to wind down to, something to move to, and something to run to.
Where R.E.M.'s music lives
Chill: 60 to 90 BPM
141 songs at this pace: wind-downs, slow burns, and late-night listening.
Carnival of Sorts
82 BPM (1982)
Life and How to Live It
85 BPM (1985)
White Tornado
89 BPM (1986)
I Believe
85 BPM (1986)
Swan Swan H
88 BPM (1986)
Mystery to Me
89 BPM (1986)
Tired of Singing Trouble
78 BPM (1986)
Turn You Inside‐Out
88 BPM (1988)
Steady: 90 to 120 BPM
423 songs at this pace: head-nod grooves and walking pace.
Time After Time
94 BPM (1984)
So. Central Rain
109 BPM (1984)
Pale Blue Eyes
98 BPM (1984)
Camera
98 BPM (1984)
Old Man Kensey
113 BPM (1985)
Feeling Gravity's Pull
109 BPM (1985)
Maps and Legends
115 BPM (1985)
Good Advices
114 BPM (1985)
Drive: 120 to 150 BPM
426 songs at this pace: dance-floor and workout energy.
Talk About the Passion
135 BPM (1983)
Pilgrimage
128 BPM (1983)
So. Central Rain
136 BPM (1984)
7 Chinese Bros.
143 BPM (1984)
Crazy
146 BPM (1985)
Green Grow the Rushes
128 BPM (1985)
Kohoutek
125 BPM (1985)
Wendell Gee
144 BPM (1985)
Fast: 150 to 200 BPM
186 songs at this pace: running cadence and full-sprint songs.
Radio Free Europe
153 BPM (1981)
Sitting Still
153 BPM (1981)
Gardening At Night
167 BPM (1982)
Stumble
152 BPM (1982)
Laughing
157 BPM (1983)
Shaking Through
157 BPM (1983)
(Don't Go Back To) Rockville (Edit)
155 BPM (1984)
9-9
164 BPM (1984)
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