Funk songs at 125 BPM
TempoTunes 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.
Popular 125 BPM funk songs
Knock Me Down
Red Hot Chili Peppers (1989)

Call Me Super Bad
James Brown (1971)

Nothing Compares 2 U
Prince (2002)
A Certain Shade of Green
Incubus (1997)

Star A.D.
Faith No More (1995)

I Feel for You
Chaka Khan (1984)

Si è spento il sole
Riva Starr (2013)

You Are, You Are
Curtis Mayfield (1978)
Ethiopia
Marcus Miller (1995)

Sherry Baby
Rick James (1988)

M’Lady
Sly & the Family Stone (1968)

Pudding Time
Primus (1989)
Running in the Family
Level 42 (1987)

Funky Junky
Isaac Hayes (1995)

3 O'Clock in the Morning
Ike & Tina Turner (1994)

Resolution
Victor Wooten (1999)

Walkin’
Thundercat (2011)

Mimosa 2000
Furacão 2000

Elvis Is Dead
Living Colour (1990)

I Misjudged You
Parliament (1975)

Morgus the Magnificent
Dr. John (1993)

Uptown Up
Maceo Parker (1998)

Fallin' Apart
Mint Condition (2005)
Automatic
Dirty Loops (2014)
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