Waiting in the Dark
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 79/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 6:17
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Rolling - EP
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -7.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- DEQ022009087
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo progressive house cut, Waiting in the Dark sits in G major (9B) at 124 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Darker than 85% of 8Kays's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 77% of 8Kays's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Waiting in the Dark in?
Waiting in the Dark by 8Kays is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Waiting in the Dark?
Waiting in the Dark runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Waiting in the Dark?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Waiting in the Dark good for peak time?
With energy 79 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 124 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 BPM — anything in that window beatmatches without sounding stretched.
Key on the fader: without key lock (Master Tempo on CDJs), above roughly +5% it plays a semitone higher, so treat it as 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 79/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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