Fleetwood Mac, 'Rumours'--all 11 mean speeds, meanspeed charts, and using tempo awareness to improve self-control

In 1977, Fleetwood Mac released ‘Rumours,’ one of the most popular albums ever recorded. Online and elsewhere, one can find out almost everything one would want to know about the album except that one element that will let them use it better on playlist: SPEED—there is a reason every DJ knows the speeds for all the songs: mixing by speed works. Also, as you can see from the graphics above, when you start to use the BPM column on your digital music programs, the choices are organized and exciting..

The speeds below were measured by Meanspeed Music and are accurate. Use these hard, driving beats to make playlists that will get you in that right frame of mind.


1. Second Hand News
mean speed=118 beats per minute
meanemotion=foreboding

2. Dreams
mean speed=120 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory

3. Never Going Back Again
mean speed=88 beats per minute
meanemotion=renewal

4. Don't Stop
mean speed=119 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory

5. Go Your Own Way
mean speed=136 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast

6. Songbird
mean speed=93 beats per minute
meanemotion=enthusiasm

7. The Chain
mean speed=76 beats per minute
meanemotion=grace

8. You Make Loving Fun
mean speed=121 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory

9. I Don't Want to Know
mean speed=140 beats per minute
meanemotion=mixed fast

10. Oh Daddy
mean speed=69 beats per minute
meanemotion=ceremony

11. Gold Dust Woman
mean speed=123 beats per minute
meanemotion=victory.

For more information about the correlation between song speeds and meanemotions, you can visit meanspeed.com.


Ian Schneider
meanspeed.com
March 26, 2007