Songs at 172 BPM
TempoTunes has 7,365 songs with a verified tempo of 172 BPM, led by drum-and-bass, punk, metal. Here are some of the best-known tracks at this pace.
172 BPM is prime running tempo. 172 BPM also lines up with a running cadence of about 172 steps per minute, right in the range coaches suggest for an efficient stride. Drum and bass also lives here, if you want the energy without the pop.
Popular 172 BPM songs

She Knows How to Love Me
David Guetta (2018)

Soldier
Eminem (2002)

Bebaça
Marília Mendonça

Intro
Chris Brown (2005)
Custard Pie
Metallica (2000)

Slow Doe
50 Cent (1999)

Marilyn Monroe
Nicki Minaj (2012)

Come On
The Rolling Stones (1963)

Estamos Quites
Zé Neto & Cristiano
Red House
Aerosmith (1993)

Governator
Green Day (2004)

Are You Experienced?
Jimi Hendrix (1984)

Escondido dos Seus Pais
Os Barões da Pisadinha
L.A. Woman
The Doors (2006)

Run to the Hills
Iron Maiden

It’s Alright for You
The Police (1979)

Patch It Up
Elvis Presley (1971)

VIBR8
Marshmello (2021)

Selinho
Turma do Pagode

Suicide social
Orelsan (2011)

Idea
Bee Gees (1968)

Black Is the Color of My True Love’s Hair
Nina Simone (1959)

Por Perro
Sebastián Yatra (2018)

Left Alone
blink‐182 (2016)
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What 172 BPM sounds like
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