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Baby, We're Ascending

Jon Hopkins

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Key
11B · A major
BPM
140
Half-time
70
Open Key
4d
Energy
81/100
Pop
23/100
Length
6:27
Released
2022
Genre
Electro
Loudness
-7.9 dB
Dynamics
16.6 dB
ISRC
GBR8R2100389

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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At 140 BPM in A major (11B), Baby, We're Ascending is a driving up-tempo electro production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. The timbre leans dark. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). More treble-tilted than 93% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.

Energy:
hotter than 92% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Tempo:
faster than 84% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy81
Mood10Dark
Groove43
Acoustic0
Instrumental13
Live50
Speech5
darkrelaxedinstrumental

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
29%
Low
30-130 Hz
25%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
28%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
18%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Baby, We're Ascending in?

Baby, We're Ascending by Jon Hopkins is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Baby, We're Ascending?

Baby, We're Ascending runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.

What mixes well with Baby, We're Ascending?

From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.

Is Baby, We're Ascending good for peak time?

With energy 81 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

11B10B · 12B · 11A

From 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 11B

12BSimple Mix Upper
10BSimple Mix Downer
11ATonal Shift·
12ADiagonal Mix Upper
10ADiagonal Mix Downer
2ACompatible Tone·
1BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
9BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
2BParallel Key Upper▲▲
8BParallel Key Downer▼▼
6BTritone Jump▲▲
3BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 11B at 140 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 132-148 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 81/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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