Funk songs at 125 BPM

Tempo Tunes has 316 funk songs with a verified tempo of 125 BPM: syncopated, bass-forward funk. Here are some of the best known.

125 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.

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Popular 125 BPM funk songs

  • Knock Me Down

    Red Hot Chili Peppers (1989)

  • Call Me Super Bad by James Brown cover art

    Call Me Super Bad

    James Brown (1971)

  • Nothing Compares 2 U by Prince cover art

    Nothing Compares 2 U

    Prince (2002)

  • A Certain Shade of Green

    Incubus (1997)

  • Star A.D. by Faith No More cover art

    Star A.D.

    Faith No More (1995)

  • I Feel for You by Chaka Khan cover art

    I Feel for You

    Chaka Khan (1984)

  • Si è spento il sole by Riva Starr cover art

    Si è spento il sole

    Riva Starr (2013)

  • You Are, You Are by Curtis Mayfield cover art

    You Are, You Are

    Curtis Mayfield (1978)

  • Ethiopia

    Marcus Miller (1995)

  • Sherry Baby by Rick James cover art

    Sherry Baby

    Rick James (1988)

  • M’Lady by Sly & the Family Stone cover art

    M’Lady

    Sly & the Family Stone (1968)

  • Pudding Time by Primus cover art

    Pudding Time

    Primus (1989)

  • Running in the Family

    Level 42 (1987)

  • Funky Junky by Isaac Hayes cover art

    Funky Junky

    Isaac Hayes (1995)

  • 3 O'Clock in the Morning by Ike & Tina Turner cover art

    3 O'Clock in the Morning

    Ike & Tina Turner (1994)

  • Resolution by Victor Wooten cover art

    Resolution

    Victor Wooten (1999)

  • Walkin’ by Thundercat cover art

    Walkin’

    Thundercat (2011)

  • Mimosa 2000 by Furacão 2000 cover art

    Mimosa 2000

    Furacão 2000

  • Elvis Is Dead by Living Colour cover art

    Elvis Is Dead

    Living Colour (1990)

  • I Misjudged You by Parliament cover art

    I Misjudged You

    Parliament (1975)

  • Morgus the Magnificent by Dr. John cover art

    Morgus the Magnificent

    Dr. John (1993)

  • Uptown Up by Maceo Parker cover art

    Uptown Up

    Maceo Parker (1998)

  • Fallin' Apart by Mint Condition cover art

    Fallin' Apart

    Mint Condition (2005)

  • Automatic

    Dirty Loops (2014)

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