Boogie BPM
Boogie is usually mixed around 105-120 BPM, with 112 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 95-134 BPM, so the guide separates core examples from adjacent and outlier records.
Viewing Boogie within the Nu-Disco family.
Nu-Disco BPM Reference
Nu-Disco: 100-125 BPM, typical 118 BPM.
| Genre | BPM Range | Typical BPM | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nu-Disco | 100-125 | 118 | Modern disco revival with house DNA. Live-feel basslines, strings, and four-on-the-floor warmth. Todd Terje, Daft Punk's RAM, Lindstrøm. |
| Boogie | 105-120 | 112 | Post-disco / electro-funk hybrid from the late 1970s and early 80s. Zapp, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Roy Ayers, Dam-Funk. Synth bass, accented 2-and-4 groove, no four-on-the-floor. |
| Disco | 100-130 | 118 | The 70s parent genre that birthed house. Live drums, strings, four-on-the-floor, soulful vocals. Donna Summer, Chic, Bee Gees. |
| Italo Disco | 110-130 | 120 | Early-80s Italian electronic disco. Synth basslines, vocoders, and futuristic vibes. Giorgio Moroder, Ryan Paris, Gazebo. |
| Future Funk | 110-130 | 120 | Vaporwave-adjacent re-edits of 70s/80s Japanese city pop, funk and disco. Yung Bae, Macross 82-99, Night Tempo, Saint Pepsi. Glossy four-on-the-floor with chopped vocal hooks. |
| Hi-NRG | 130-150 | 135 | Faster gay-club disco descendant: Patrick Cowley, Bobby O, Sylvester. Pumping octave basslines, big claps. Pre-house bridge. |
| Eurodance | 130-145 | 140 | 90s European pop-dance crossover. Female vocals + male rap formula. 2 Unlimited, Snap!, Ace of Base, Vengaboys. |
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Nu-Disco
Modern disco revival with house DNA. Live-feel basslines, strings, and four-on-the-floor warmth. Todd Terje, Daft Punk's RAM, Lindstrøm.
Sub-genre BPM landscape
Nu-Disco sub-genres
Italo Disco
110–130Early-80s Italian electronic disco. Synth basslines, vocoders, and futuristic vibes. Giorgio Moroder, Ryan Paris, Gazebo.
Hi-NRG
130–150Faster gay-club disco descendant: Patrick Cowley, Bobby O, Sylvester. Pumping octave basslines, big claps. Pre-house bridge.
Disco
100–130The 70s parent genre that birthed house. Live drums, strings, four-on-the-floor, soulful vocals. Donna Summer, Chic, Bee Gees.
Eurodance
130–14590s European pop-dance crossover. Female vocals + male rap formula. 2 Unlimited, Snap!, Ace of Base, Vengaboys.
Boogie
105–120Post-disco / electro-funk hybrid from the late 1970s and early 80s. Zapp, Evelyn 'Champagne' King, Roy Ayers, Dam-Funk. Synth bass, accented 2-and-4 groove, no four-on-the-floor.
Future Funk
110–130Vaporwave-adjacent re-edits of 70s/80s Japanese city pop, funk and disco. Yung Bae, Macross 82-99, Night Tempo, Saint Pepsi. Glossy four-on-the-floor with chopped vocal hooks.
- Core DJ range
- 105–120 BPM
- Practical target
- 112 BPM
- Track spread
- 95-134 BPM
- Track evidence
- 11 shown
Use the BPM that makes loops, cue points, and phrase markers behave cleanly in your DJ software.
What BPM Is Boogie?
Boogie sits at 105–120 BPM as a core DJ range, with 112 BPM as a practical target for crate filtering and set planning. As a sub-genre of Nu-Disco, it sits within the broader 100–125 BPM family.
How to Read Boogie BPM in DJ Software
Boogie is usually mixed around 105-120 BPM, with 112 BPM as a practical DJ target. The reference tracks on this page span 95-134 BPM, so use the grid that makes loops and phrase markers line up cleanly.
Track Evidence
This table separates the core DJ range from the tracks shown here, so the page can be useful without hiding bridge records or outliers.
- Tracks shown
- 11
- Track spread
- 95-134 BPM
- Below core range
- 3 tracks
- Inside core range
- 7 tracks
- Above core range
- 1 track
- Mean of shown tracks
- 112 BPM
- Median of shown tracks
- 115 BPM
- Evidence level
- 11 tracks, 7 core examples
Boogie Reference Tracks
Resolved Boogie tracks with BPM and Camelot key, separated by DJ fit:
Core Boogie examples
These examples sit inside the 105-120 BPM core DJ range.
Adjacent and outlier examples
These tracks still help explain the Boogie neighborhood, but they should not be treated as core examples without checking the grid.
The Boogie Back
Roy Ayers
Just Be Good To Me
The S.O.S Band
Hood Pass Intact
DāM-FunK
Shame
Evelyn "Champagne" King
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Below the 105-120 BPM core range; use as a bridge record or test a doubled grid.
Below the 105-120 BPM core range; use as a bridge record or test a doubled grid.
Below the 105-120 BPM core range; use as a bridge record or test a doubled grid.
Above the 105-120 BPM core range; check whether it behaves better as halftime.
DJ Overview for Boogie
Use this as a mixing and library-prep description, not an encyclopedia entry.
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Broader family range for planning transitions.
6 BPM faster typical tempo; useful for lifting energy.
8 BPM faster typical tempo; useful for lifting energy.
8 BPM faster typical tempo; useful for lifting energy.
Mix Into Boogie
Tempo overlap is only one part of the decision. These suggestions separate BPM fit from style fit so same-tempo but unrelated genres do not look like natural transitions.
Top Artists in Boogie
Most-represented artists in the Boogie tracks shown here:
Common Keys for Boogie
Most-used Camelot keys among the Boogie tracks shown here:
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Mixing Tips
Tempo Window
Stay in the 105–120 BPM band for clean mixes; verify unknown tracks with the BPM tapper.
Harmonic Fit
Use the Camelot wheel to find compatible keys before transitioning, especially when Boogie tracks have prominent melodic content.
Tempo Bridges
When bridging into a different tempo, use the key transposer to plan how pitch change affects key, or transition during a breakdown where the beat drops.
Next Reference
Browse the EDM genre BPM chart or the music genre tree to see how Boogie relates to neighboring styles.
Typical Tempo
See tracks at the typical 112 BPM on the 112 BPM tracks page.
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Data used: 11 reference tracks
Evidence: 11 reference Boogie tracks from a 391-track dataset; 7 sit inside the core DJ range and 4 are labeled as adjacent or outlier examples.
Source: Audio features sourced from ReccoBeats (https://reccobeats.com); track metadata via Spotify Search API. Spotify deprecated audio-features for new apps in Nov 2024. Manual label reference tracks use Beatport BPM/key metadata where available.
How this page is made: This page is generated from the Vibes genre taxonomy, curated reference tracks, computed evidence statistics, and reference track metadata where available. AI-assisted research helped draft the taxonomy notes; the visible page is rendered from structured data and reusable page logic.
Genre BPM ranges are practical DJ references, not statistical claims about every track. Different edits, live versions, and analysis engines may report slightly different tempos.
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