Songs at 196 BPM
TempoTunes has 493 songs with a verified tempo of 196 BPM, led by punk, metal, hardcore. Here are some of the best-known tracks at this pace.
196 BPM is close to the ceiling: hardcore, thrash, and the fastest electronic styles. Songs here often carry a half-time feel, so they can double as 98 BPM grooves when the workout calls for it.
Popular 196 BPM songs
Blood in My Eyes
Sum 41 (2011)
Flavor for the Non Believes
Mobb Deep (1993)
Perdition
Apocalyptica (2003)
It’s All Over Now, Baby Blue
Bad Religion (2012)
Crashing Around You
Machine Head (2000)
Louder Than a Bomb
Public Enemy (1992)
The Brews
NOFX (1995)
Sureshot
Yellowcard (2001)
Book of Love
Jimmy Eat World (2013)
Virtual Environment
Lacuna Coil (2006)
This Is Violence
Soulfly (2013)
Black Tongue
Mastodon (2013)
Born Treacherous
Dimmu Borgir (2010)
To France
Blind Guardian (1996)
Le Renard
Bérurier Noir (1985)
Where I’m From
House of Pain (1994)
Veritas
Kamelot (2012)
Midget Saw
Alestorm (2013)
A Real Paradise
Beatsteaks (2015)
Freak
Bruce Dickinson (1997)
Emergency Procedure
Ghostface Killah (2014)
Suicidal Failure
Suicidal Tendencies (1983)
Underdogs
Manic Street Preachers (2007)
Far Away Boys
Flogging Molly (2000)
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