Don't Forget to Dance - Original Extended Edit
- BPM
- 97
- Double-time
- 194
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 53/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:05
- Released
- 1983
- Album
- State Of Confusion (Reissue)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.6 dB
- ISRC
- USKO10403256
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Don't Forget to Danceoriginal11B · 194
- Don't Forget To Danceoriginal11B · 97
Against the original (11B at 194 BPM), this version runs 97 BPM slower in the same key.
Don't Forget to Dance - Original Extended Edit: slow-groove tempo techno, A major (11B), 97 BPM. It reads as dark and steady. A 1983 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Kink's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 87% of Kink's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 77% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Don't Forget to Dance - Original Extended Edit in?
Don't Forget to Dance - Original Extended Edit by Kink is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Don't Forget to Dance - Original Extended Edit?
Don't Forget to Dance - Original Extended Edit runs at 97 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Don't Forget to Dance - Original Extended Edit?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Don't Forget to Dance - Original Extended Edit good for peak time?
With energy 53 out of 100 at 97 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 97 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%: 91-103 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 97 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 97 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
