Vulnerable by Armin van Buuren cover art

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Key
10A · B minor
BPM
128
Open Key
3m
Energy
98/100
Pop
33/100
Length
3:20
Released
2023
Genre
Trance
Loudness
-3.3 dB
Dynamics
10.9 dB
ISRC
NLF712300350

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Vulnerable is a peak-time tempo trance track in B minor (10A) at 128 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Hotter than 93% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.

Reach:
better known than 93% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
Low end:
more treble-tilted than 81% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 79% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy98
Mood11Dark
Groove60
Acoustic4
Instrumental2
Live20
Speech6

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
30%
Low
30-130 Hz
27%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
24%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
19%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Vulnerable in?

Vulnerable by Armin van Buuren is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Vulnerable?

Vulnerable runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.

What mixes well with Vulnerable?

From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.

Is Vulnerable good for peak time?

With energy 98 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

10A9A · 11A · 10B

From 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.

#TrackKey·BPM

Every move from 10A

11ASimple Mix Upper
9ASimple Mix Downer
10BTonal Shift·
11BDiagonal Mix Upper
9BDiagonal Mix Downer
7BCompatible Tone·
12AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
8AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
1AParallel Key Upper▲▲
7AParallel Key Downer▼▼
5ATritone Jump▲▲
2ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 10A at 128 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Other recommendations

Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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