Sunday Bloody Sunday BPM

Sunday Bloody Sunday by U2 has a tempo of 101 BPM (101.2 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in sixteenths. That is Allegretto.

101 BPM · 4/4 · Sixteenths

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Tempo and time signature

Tempo: 101 BPM (101.2) · Allegretto
Time signature: 4/4
Feel: Sixteenths
One beat: 593 ms
One click: 148 ms
One bar: 2.37 s
Half time / double time: 51 BPM / 202 BPM
Tempo range: 100 – 120 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, 148 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.

Practise it up to speed

Start at 76 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 101.

Start the tempo trainer at 76 BPM

Or open the full metronome at a slower tempo:

51 BPM · 50 % of the tempo
76 BPM · 75 % of the tempo
91 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 Sunday Bloody Sunday on Apple Music

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Hells Bells · AC/DC · 103 BPM · 4/4
Kryptonite · 3 Doors Down · 99 BPM · 4/4

All songs at 101 BPM

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