Firestarter BPM

The Prodigy · Electronic

Firestarter by The Prodigy has a tempo of 142 BPM (141.5 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Vivacissimo.

142 BPM · 4/4 · Eighths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 142 BPM (141.5) · Vivacissimo
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Eighths
One beat: 424 ms
One click: 212 ms
One bar: 1.70 s
Half time / double time: 71 BPM / 283 BPM
Tempo range: 120 – 150 BPM

How to count it

Count 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every eighth note, 212 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 106 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 142.

Start the tempo trainer at 106 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

71 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
106 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
127 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

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Seek & Destroy · Metallica · 142 BPM · 4/4

All songs 120 – 150 BPM