(A) Face in the Crowd
30s preview
- BPM
- 108
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 57/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:18
- Released
- 1975
- Album
- A Soap Opera (Reissue)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- USKO10403139
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- (Wish I Could Fly Like) Superman - Live at Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland - November 1979original11B · 145
- (Wish I Could Fly Like) Supermanoriginal12A · 123
- (Wish I Could Fly Like) Supermanoriginal12A · 123
- (Wish I Could Fly Like) Supermanoriginal12A · 123
- (A) Face in the Crowdoriginal10B · 107
- (A) Face in the Crowdoriginal10B · 107
A mid-tempo techno cut, (A) Face in the Crowd sits in D major (10B) at 108 BPM. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1975 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 76% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is (A) Face in the Crowd in?
(A) Face in the Crowd by Kink is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is (A) Face in the Crowd?
(A) Face in the Crowd runs at 108 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with (A) Face in the Crowd?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is (A) Face in the Crowd good for peak time?
With energy 57 out of 100 at 108 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 108 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%: 102-114 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 108 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 108 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
