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Best (Musical) Beats for CPR Training (CNN)

— Synchrony with CPR components essential

Last Updated March 22, 2017
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Whether bumping out beats or laying down licks, songs that sync with a life-saving benchmark made a hospital's list of good music for learning CPR, .

Heading the list of 40 songs that harmonize with CPR's 100 beats (compressions) per minute is the Bee Gees' classic -- and appropriately titled -- "Stayin' Alive." Developed by New York Presbyterian Hospital in New York City as an aid to CPR training for first responders, the list encompasses a wide range of musical tastes: from Shakira ("Hips Don't Lie") to Barenaked Ladies ("One Week") to ABBA "Dancing Queen" to Lynyrd Skynyrd ("Sweet Home Alabama") to Simon & Garfunkel ("Cecilia").

The entire list is , but listening requires a free account. Additionally, the hospital has a webpage of information and graphics about .