Blinding Lights BPM

The Weeknd · Pop

Blinding Lights by The Weeknd has a tempo of 171 BPM, in 4/4 time, played in quarter notes. That is Presto.

171 BPM · 4/4 · Quarter

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 171 BPM · Presto
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Quarter
One beat: 351 ms
One bar: 1.40 s
Half time / double time: 86 BPM / 342 BPM
Tempo range: Over 150 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 2 3 4: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every beat, 351 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented. At this speed the click plays only the beat.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 128 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 171.

Start the tempo trainer at 128 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

86 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
128 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
154 BPM · 90 % of the tempo

About this tempo

This is the tempo the ENYO Metronome app uses for this song. Live versions and remasters can differ, so trust your ears over the number.

Tempo list updated 5 October 2026.

Listen

Listen to Blinding Lights on Apple Music

Songs at a similar tempo

Cruel Summer · Taylor Swift · 170 BPM · 4/4
Stay · The Kid LAROI & Justin Bieber · 170 BPM · 4/4
Take On Me · a-ha · 169 BPM · 4/4
As It Was · Harry Styles · 174 BPM · 4/4
Thunder · Imagine Dragons · 168 BPM · 4/4
Rock and Roll · Led Zeppelin · 171 BPM · 4/4

All songs over 150 BPM

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