Cricket
30s preview
- BPM
- 78
- Double-time
- 156
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 27/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 2:57
- Released
- 1973
- Album
- Preservation Act 1 (Deluxe)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.8 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91400385
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Cricketoriginal12B · 79
Cricket: techno, E major (12B), 78 BPM. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 1973 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 98% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Kink's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 88% of Kink's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 84% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Cricket in?
Cricket by Kink is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Cricket?
Cricket runs at 78 BPM.
What mixes well with Cricket?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Cricket good for peak time?
With energy 27 out of 100 at 78 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 78 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 73-83 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 78 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 78 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
