Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' BPM
Wanna Be Startin' Somethin' by Michael Jackson has a tempo of 122 BPM (122.3 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in sixteenths. That is Allegro.
BPM · 4/4 · Sixteenths
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Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 122 BPM (122.3) · Allegro
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Sixteenths
- One beat
- 491 ms
- One click
- 123 ms
- One bar
- 1.96 s
- Half time / double time
- 61 BPM / 245 BPM
- Tempo range
- 120 – 150 BPM
How to count it
Count 1 e & a 2 e & a 3 e & a 4 e & a: 4 quarter-note beats to the bar, with the click on every sixteenth note, 123 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 92 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 122.
Start the tempo trainer at 92 BPM
Or open the full metronome at a slower 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 .