Around The Dial
- BPM
- 182
- Half-time
- 91
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:46
- Released
- 1981
- Album
- Give the People What They Want
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -6.9 dB
- ISRC
- USKO10403180
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Around The Dial: techno, A major (11B), 182 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. A 1981 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 96% of Kink's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 94% of Kink's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 85% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Around The Dial in?
Around The Dial by Kink is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Around The Dial?
Around The Dial runs at 182 BPM.
What mixes well with Around The Dial?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Around The Dial good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 182 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 11B at 182 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%: 171-193 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 182 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 182 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
