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Thing Called Love [feat. Richard Bedford]
30s preview
- BPM
- 134
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:29
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -6.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1100282
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Thing Called Loveoriginal2B · 128
Thing Called Love [feat. Richard Bedford]: peak-time tempo progressive trance, E♭ minor (2A), 134 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 79% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 76% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Thing Called Love [feat. Richard Bedford] in?
Thing Called Love [feat. Richard Bedford] by Above & Beyond is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Thing Called Love [feat. Richard Bedford]?
Thing Called Love [feat. Richard Bedford] runs at 134 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Thing Called Love [feat. Richard Bedford]?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Thing Called Love [feat. Richard Bedford] good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 134 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
![Under The Sun [Mix Cut] - Markus Schulz Intro Remix by Markus Schulz cover art](https://i.scdn.co/image/ab67616d00001e02cb62953ce7abfd185574eb74){kind=small}
How to mix it
In 2A at 134 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 126-142 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 87/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 134 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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