We Were Young (Alex Sonata remix)
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:15
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -7.1 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711610533
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
We Were Young (Alex Sonata remix): peak-time tempo trance, A♭ major (4B), 128 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Gareth Emery's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 93% of Gareth Emery's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 87% of Gareth Emery's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 84% of Gareth Emery's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is We Were Young (Alex Sonata remix) in?
We Were Young (Alex Sonata remix) by Gareth Emery is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is We Were Young (Alex Sonata remix)?
We Were Young (Alex Sonata remix) runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with We Were Young (Alex Sonata remix)?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is We Were Young (Alex Sonata remix) good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 128 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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