We Didn't Start the Fire BPM
We Didn't Start the Fire by Billy Joel has a tempo of 145 BPM (145.1 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Vivacissimo.
BPM · 4/4 · Eighths
Nothing plays until you press Start.
Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 145 BPM (145.1) · Vivacissimo
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Eighths
- One beat
- 414 ms
- One click
- 207 ms
- One bar
- 1.65 s
- Half time / double time
- 73 BPM / 290 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, 207 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 109 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 145.
Start the tempo trainer at 109 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 .