Funk songs at 117 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 362 funk songs with a verified tempo of 117 BPM: syncopated, bass-forward funk. Here are some of the best known.
117 BPM is the heart of dance music: house, disco, and most of the pop charts live within a couple of clicks of it. It keeps spin warmups and gym floors moving without redlining anyone.
Popular 117 BPM funk songs
Flea’s Trumpet Treated by John
Red Hot Chili Peppers (2004)
The Payback
James Brown (1991)
My Name Is Prince
Prince (1992)
Hooked Up
Jamiroquai (1993)
I Miss You
Incubus (1999)
Fresh
Kool & the Gang (1988)
War Pigs
Faith No More (1993)
Vibe Alive
Herbie Hancock (1988)
Tomaas
Marcus Miller (2011)
Peg
Steely Dan (1977)
My Love
Rick James (1982)
Somebody’s Watching You
Sly & the Family Stone (1969)
Million Miles From Home
Keziah Jones (1995)
Groundhog’s Day
Primus (1989)
Chocolate Chip
Isaac Hayes (2005)
Lansana's Priestess
Donald Byrd
Maggot Brain
Funkadelic (1971)
No Knock
Gil Scott‐Heron (2012)
Middle Man
Living Colour (1988)
Liquid Sunshine
Parliament (1978)
Welcome to the Club
The Brothers Johnson (1982)
All We Need
Patrice Rushen (1982)
Cloudy Skies
Ugly Kid Joe (1995)
Runaway
Mint Condition (2005)
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