Alternative songs at 97 BPM
TempoTunes has 511 alternative songs with a verified tempo of 97 BPM: left-of-center rock and pop. Here are some of the best known.
97 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 97 BPM alternative songs

Must Get Out
Maroon 5 (2002)

(New Wave) Polly
Nirvana (1994)
Glad All Over
The Beatles (2013)

Porcelain
Red Hot Chili Peppers

When I Come Around
Green Day (1994)

The Jeweller’s Hands
Arctic Monkeys (2009)

Breathe No More
Evanescence (2003)

Nothingman
Pearl Jam (1998)

Going Backwards
Depeche Mode (2017)

Interlude: New World
Gorillaz (2017)

Devil Rides Backwards
R.E.M. (2017)

Money
will.i.am (2001)
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