20th Century Man (Ray Davies 2022 Mix)
30s preview
- BPM
- 143
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 6:11
- Released
- 1971
- Album
- Muswell Hillbillies (Deluxe;2022 Remaster)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW2201470
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- 20th Century Man (2022 Remaster)original10B · 142
- 20th Century Manoriginal10B · 156
- 20th Century Man - Live at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, NJ - March 1979original10B · 156
- 20th Century Man - Remixremix10B · 143
- 20th Century Manoriginal10B · 142
- 20th Century Man - Alternate Instrumental Takeoriginal10B · 143
A driving up-tempo techno cut, 20th Century Man (Ray Davies 2022 Mix) sits in D major (10B) at 143 BPM. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 1971 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 83% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 77% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is 20th Century Man (Ray Davies 2022 Mix) in?
20th Century Man (Ray Davies 2022 Mix) by Kink is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is 20th Century Man (Ray Davies 2022 Mix)?
20th Century Man (Ray Davies 2022 Mix) runs at 143 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with 20th Century Man (Ray Davies 2022 Mix)?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is 20th Century Man (Ray Davies 2022 Mix) good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 143 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 143 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 134-152 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 143 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 143 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
