diff --git a/beetsplug/echonest_tempo.py b/beetsplug/echonest_tempo.py
index b2178485c..2810b30ba 100644
--- a/beetsplug/echonest_tempo.py
+++ b/beetsplug/echonest_tempo.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ def fetch_item_tempo(lib, loglevel, item, write):
         return
 
     # Fetch tempo.
-    tempo = get_tempo(item.artist, item.title)
+    tempo = get_tempo(item.artist, item.title, item.length)
     if not tempo:
         log.log(loglevel, u'tempo not found: %s - %s' %
                           (item.artist, item.title))
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ def fetch_item_tempo(lib, loglevel, item, write):
     item.store()
 
 
-def get_tempo(artist, title):
+def get_tempo(artist, title, duration):
     """Get the tempo for a song."""
     # We must have sufficient metadata for the lookup. Otherwise the API
     # will just complain.
-    artist = artist.replace(u'\n', u' ').strip()
-    title = title.replace(u'\n', u' ').strip()
+    artist = artist.replace(u'\n', u' ').strip().lower()
+    title = title.replace(u'\n', u' ').strip().lower()
     if not artist or not title:
         return None
 
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ def get_tempo(artist, title):
             # EchoNest supports foreign ids from MusicBrainz, but currently
             # only for artists, not individual tracks/recordings.
             results = pyechonest.song.search(
-                artist=artist, title=title, results=1,
+                artist=artist, title=title, results=100,
                 buckets=['audio_summary']
             )
         except pyechonest.util.EchoNestAPIError as e:
@@ -99,9 +99,19 @@ def get_tempo(artist, title):
     # So we look through the results for songs that have the right
     # artist and title. The API also doesn't have MusicBrainz track IDs;
     # otherwise we could use those for a more robust match.
+    min_distance = duration
+    pick = None
     for result in results:
-        if result.artist_name == artist and result.title == title:
-            return results[0].audio_summary['tempo']
+        if result.artist_name.lower() == artist and result.title.lower() == title:
+            distance = abs(duration - result.audio_summary['duration'])
+            log.debug(u'echonest_tempo: candidate {} - {} [abs({:2.2f}-{:2.2f})={:2.2f}] = {}'.format(
+                result.artist_name, result.title,
+                result.audio_summary['duration'], duration, distance,
+                result.audio_summary['tempo']))
+            if distance < min_distance:
+                min_distance = distance
+                pick = result.audio_summary['tempo']
+    return pick
 
 
 class EchoNestTempoPlugin(BeetsPlugin):