Definitions

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  • adjective music At a medium tempo, neither fast nor slow
  • noun A medium tempo.

Etymologies

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mid- +‎ tempo

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Examples

  • / Girl Overboard, etc., it seems to be labelled midtempo also.

    unknown title 2009

  • Third single will be slow or midtempo, meaning "Speechless" or more likely "Alejandro."

    Gunnar Wolf 2010

  • The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."

    Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011

  • The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."

    Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011

  • The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."

    Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011

  • The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."

    Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011

  • We went from the frenetic Crookers remix of Kid Cudi's "Day 'n' Nite" to the tempered booming of Lady Gaga's "Just Dance" to the midtempo "Best I Ever Had" by Drake and despite the tempo decrease and stylistic changes, we lost zero bodies.

    Super sweet 2009

  • The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."

    Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011

  • His 2009 album, "Kaleidoscope," mixes in midtempo ballads and features vocalists Nelly Furtado, Emily Haines, Jónsi of Sigur Rós and indie rockers Tegan and Sara.

    Tiësto: Electronic Music's Superstar Jim Fusilli 2011

  • The rest of the album isn't lost in a time-warp, either: Farriss's favorite track from Original Sin takes the 1987 hit "Mystify" global, with Parisian singer Loane purring in French and Mayer cool-noodling on guitar atmospheric sliding courtesy of INXS's Kirk Pengilly, while indie vocalist Nikka Costa reimagines "Kick" as a sparkling midtempo pop ditty, Monahan faithfully remembers "Beautiful Girl," and Harper wails on a psychedelic, string-filled "Never Tear Us Apart."

    Kristi York Wooten: INXS Makes Peace With Its Past On Latest CD, Tour Kristi York Wooten 2011

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