And They All Look Broken Hearted
30s preview
- BPM
- 83
- Double-time
- 166
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 49/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:10
- Released
- 2003
- Album
- Rounds
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -8.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL0300066
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 83 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), And They All Look Broken Hearted is a downtempo downtempo production. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Four Tet's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- slower than 92% of Four Tet's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 90% of Four Tet's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is And They All Look Broken Hearted in?
And They All Look Broken Hearted by Four Tet is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is And They All Look Broken Hearted?
And They All Look Broken Hearted runs at 83 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with And They All Look Broken Hearted?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is And They All Look Broken Hearted good for peak time?
With energy 49 out of 100 at 83 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 83 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 78-88 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 83 — 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 83 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
