Lights Go Down
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 75
- Double-time
- 150
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 52/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:45
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Breaks
- Loudness
- -6.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 22.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBEHB1100227
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Lights Go Down - Live at Sydney Opera Houseoriginal8A · 171
- Lights Go Down - Instrumentaloriginal8A · 83
- Lights Go Downoriginal8A · 166
A breaks cut, Lights Go Down sits in A minor (8A) at 75 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 22 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Lights Go Down in?
Lights Go Down by Basement Jaxx is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Lights Go Down?
Lights Go Down runs at 75 BPM.
What mixes well with Lights Go Down?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Lights Go Down good for peak time?
With energy 52 out of 100 at 75 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 75 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 70-80 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 75 — 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 75 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
