Dance to the Music
Sly & The Family Stone
- Key
- G minor
- Camelot
- 6A
- BPM
- 127.3
Key confidence medium · relative Bb major (6B) · BPM confidence medium · half-time 63.7 · measured from the full recording · 2026-09-12
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"Dance to the Music" by Sly & The Family Stone reads G minor (6A) at 127.3 BPM, measured from the full recording.
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Momentum
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Why it's here
It was the first single by Sly and the Family Stone to reach the Billboard Pop Singles Top 10, popularizing the band's sound that would be emulated across black music and dubbed 'psychedelic soul'. [1] It was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. [2] The track brought together four co-lead singers and both black and white musicians in the same band, blending rock guitar, a funk bassline from Larry Graham, syncopated drums, gospel-styled organ, and horns. [3]
In culture
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- Sampled by Beastie Boys, Egg Mansource
- Sampled by Beastie Boys, Egg Mansource
- Covered Billy Joelsource
- Covered Charles Wright & the Watts 103rd Street Rhythm Bandsource
- Covered Hampton the Hampstersource
- Covered John Fogertysource
- Covered John Legendsource
- Covered Larry Graham & Graham Central Stationsource
- Covered Prince with Garry Shidersource
- Covered Princesource
- Covered Simple Mindssource
- Covered Sly and the Family Stonesource
- Written by Sly Stonesource
- Covered Tesco Veesource
- Covered Vinnie Jonessource
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Identity
- ISRC
- USSM19602683
- Slug
- sly-the-family-stone__dance-to-the-music
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