If I Ever Lose My Faith in You
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting is 102 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 51 BPM · Double-time 204 BPM · released 1993
Song DNA
Middle of the road on intensity, in the best way. It swings widely from quiet to loud with the occasional gentle turn, over a smooth texture. Strong, dynamic vocals driving it, at a steady, walkable tempo. It’s easy enough to follow without going flat. Against the 19,209 songs we’ve measured, it sits more energetic than 42% of songs, calmer than the rest.
Cultural Context
Resonates with listeners facing crises of faith.
Listening Prompt
Reflect on your personal beliefs.
What to Expect
Builds emotional intensity through compelling vocals.
Hear it the way it was made
The right gear changes everything.
Moods: cathartic, melancholy
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" climbs hard.
Dynamic range 7/10 places this in our upper band. The opening volume that feels comfortable will not be comfortable at the climax. If you are setting this up for a focused listen, anchor your volume to the quietest section, not the loudest. The arc is the point of the song; if you blunt it by riding the volume knob, you lose what makes it work. Sting built the dynamic shape on purpose. Plan around it.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: mild. There are one or two transitions worth knowing about, though they're musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
Texture: smooth.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: dynamic vocals.
Where this sits in Sting's catalog
We have 7 songs from Sting in the library. Of those, 5 are rated Safe, 2 Moderate, and 0 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits above the artist average of 6.1, making it the #1 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
Other tracks from Ten Summoner's Tales
We have 3 songs from this album. Overall, the album leans safe in sensory profile.
- Fields of Gold — safe DR 5
- It’s Probably Me — moderate DR 6
1993 context
Released in 1993. We have 260 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.6/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 1990s.
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Guides that may help
How fast is "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"?
102 BPM — Medium (midtempo / pop ballad)
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
Steady cardio, power walking, light weights.
Cooking, casual listening, cleaning, dinner music.
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When "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
Maybe — at 102 BPM this is more warm-up or cool-down pace than peak-effort running.
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
Yes — predictable enough for safe driving attention, interesting enough to stay engaged.
Yes — sits in the background without demanding attention.
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
Related reading
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Why this rating
We rate this song Safe because its dynamic range stays within our low-variance band, there are no unsignaled changes, and the texture and vocal style are both in the low-fatigue range. Our methodology uses an AND rule for Safe — a song has to clear every dimension to earn the rating.
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-05. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 58% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.
What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1993 in context
The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" by Sting?
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" by Sting has a tempo of 102 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 51 BPM, and at double-time 204 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" by Sting?
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" by Sting rates as Low-Intensity. Dynamic range 7/10, mild sudden changes, smooth texture. Our Low-Intensity rating means no single dimension triggers the higher-intensity thresholds.
How loud is "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" — what is its dynamic range?
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" have sudden or surprising changes?
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" has mild sudden changes — one or two transitions worth knowing about, but they are musically resolved rather than surprise-driven.
What is "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" best for?
In our library "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is recommended for: anxiety relief, deep listening. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" released?
"If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is from 1993, on the album "Ten Summoner's Tales". It appears in our 1990s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"?
We tag "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" as cathartic, melancholy. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"?
The vocal style is dynamic vocals.
Is "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" good for running?
Not really — at 102 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Contains transitions that will wake you up.
Should I listen to "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You"?
If you want gentle, low-arousal music, "If I Ever Lose My Faith in You" is a solid pick — Low-Intensity across every sensory dimension.
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