Flashlight
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 36/100
- Length
- 5:30
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Ninja Tune
- Loudness
- -6.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFB1403502
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Flashlightoriginal8A · 120
A club-tempo downtempo cut, Flashlight sits in C major (8B) at 120 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 99% of Bonobo's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 95% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 85% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Flashlight in?
Flashlight by Bonobo is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Flashlight?
Flashlight runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Flashlight?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Flashlight good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 120 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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