Popcorn
- BPM
- 69
- Double-time
- 138
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:23
- Released
- 2018
- Album
- Blah Blah Blah EP
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -3.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711803415
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Popcorn - Eximinds Remixremix1A · 132
- Popcorn - Extended Mixversion12A · 95
Popcorn runs 69 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a trance record. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 97% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Popcorn in?
Popcorn by Armin van Buuren is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Popcorn?
Popcorn runs at 69 BPM.
What mixes well with Popcorn?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Popcorn good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 69 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 69 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 65-73 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 96/100).
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Within ±3 BPM of 69 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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