Video Killed the Radio Star BPM
Video Killed the Radio Star by The Buggles has a tempo of 131 BPM (131.2 to be exact), in 4/4 time, played in eighths. That is Allegro.
BPM · 4/4 · Eighths
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Tempo and time signature
- Tempo
- 131 BPM (131.2) · Allegro
- Time signature
- 4/4
- Feel
- Eighths
- One beat
- 457 ms
- One click
- 229 ms
- One bar
- 1.83 s
- Half time / double time
- 66 BPM / 262 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, 229 ms apart. The first beat of each bar is accented.
Practise it up to speed
Start at 98 BPM and let the tempo trainer raise it 2 BPM every 4 bars until it reaches 131.
Start the tempo trainer at 98 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 .