Funk songs at 89 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 350 funk songs with a verified tempo of 89 BPM: syncopated, bass-forward funk. Here are some of the best known.
89 BPM is the head-nod zone: boom bap, R&B grooves, and mid-tempo rock. It works for warmups, brisk walks, and steady strength work.
Popular 89 BPM funk songs
Punk Rock Classics
Red Hot Chili Peppers (2009)
Darkness of Greed
Rage Against the Machine (1991)
I Need Your Love So Bad
James Brown (2010)
Underneath the Cream
Prince (2001)
All I Want
Tim Maia (1978)
Priceless
Incubus (2004)
Eternal E
Eazy‐E (1995)
Stitched Up
Herbie Hancock (2005)
Keep Givin' Me Lovin'
Chaka Khan
Father Confessor
Curtis Mayfield (1977)
Strange Fruit
Marcus Miller (1995)
If You Know
Keziah Jones (1995)
Making Plans for Nigel
Primus (1992)
The World
Charles Bradley (2011)
Ellie’s Love Theme
Isaac Hayes (1971)
Nobody Knows My Name
Victor Wooten (2001)
Weasil
Donald Byrd (1969)
Qualify and Satisfy
Funkadelic (1992)
Get On Outta Here
Family Force 5 (2011)
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised
Gil Scott‐Heron (1971)
Opening
Stanley Clarke (1978)
All Your Goodies Are Gone
Parliament (1974)
Eleggua
Dr. John (2012)
Down by the Riverside
Maceo Parker (1991)
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