The Middle BPM

Jimmy Eat World · Punk

The Middle by Jimmy Eat World has a tempo of 162 BPM (162.2 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in quarter notes. That is Allegrissimo.

162 BPM · 4/4 · Quarter

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 162 BPM (162.2) · Allegrissimo
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Quarter
One beat: 370 ms
One bar: 1.48 s
Half time / double time: 81 BPM / 324 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, 370 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 122 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 162.

Start the tempo trainer at 122 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

81 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
122 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
146 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 The Middle on Apple Music

Songs at a similar tempo

Sugar, We're Goin Down · Fall Out Boy · 162 BPM · 4/4
I Wanna Be Sedated · Ramones · 164 BPM · 4/4
Time Bomb · Rancid · 165 BPM · 4/4
One Way or Another · Blondie · 162 BPM · 4/4
Breaking the Law · Judas Priest · 164 BPM · 4/4
The Trooper · Iron Maiden · 160 BPM · 4/4

All songs over 150 BPM