Funk songs at 97 BPM
Tempo Tunes has 294 funk songs with a verified tempo of 97 BPM: syncopated, bass-forward funk. 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 funk songs
Funky Drummer, Part 1
James Brown (1970)
Staxowax
Prince (1994)
Light Years
Jamiroquai (1994)
You Don’t Know What I Know
Tim Maia (2002)
Let’s Go Dancin’
Kool & the Gang (1988)
Any Last Werdz
Eazy‐E (1993)
My Imagination
Bill Withers (1976)
Sunlight
Herbie Hancock (1978)
And the Melody Still Lingers On
Chaka Khan (1981)
We're a Winner
Curtis Mayfield (1994)
Everybody Rejoice
Luther
Olhos Coloridos
Sandra de Sá (1982)
Shake Hands With Beef
Primus (2006)
Freedom Someday
Level 42 (1987)
Too Hot to Hold
Ike & Tina Turner (1987)
Wind Parade
Donald Byrd (2004)
A Joyful Process
Funkadelic (1972)
Happy Love Song
Inna Modja (2009)
Paycheck
Family Force 5 (2011)
One of Those Funky Things
Parliament (1978)
Milkman’s Son
Ugly Kid Joe (1995)
Zu Zu Mamou
Dr. John (1971)
In Time
Maceo Parker (1990)
Give It to Me Baby
Adelle
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