Love is the Way
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 64/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 6:59
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Indie Rock
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBKQU2304104
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 120 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), Love is the Way is a club-tempo indie rock production. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). More treble-tilted than 99% of &friends's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of &friends's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 95% of &friends's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 93% of &friends's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Love is the Way in?
Love is the Way by &friends is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Love is the Way?
Love is the Way runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Love is the Way?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Love is the Way good for peak time?
With energy 64 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 120 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%: 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A 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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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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