Behind the Light
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 192
- Half-time
- 96
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 65/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:24
- Released
- 2003
- Album
- Pick Up
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -8.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB0300069
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Behind the Lightoriginal4A · 192
At 192 BPM in F minor (4A), Behind the Light is a downtempo production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Bonobo's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 84% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 76% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Behind the Light in?
Behind the Light by Bonobo is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Behind the Light?
Behind the Light runs at 192 BPM.
What mixes well with Behind the Light?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Behind the Light good for peak time?
With energy 65 out of 100 at 192 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 4A at 192 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 180-204 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 192 — 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 192 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
