Here Come the People in Gray
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:47
- Released
- 1971
- Album
- Muswell Hillbillies
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -13.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.9 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91401406
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Here Come the People in Gray is a club-tempo techno track in C major (8B) at 123 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 1971 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Here Come the People in Gray in?
Here Come the People in Gray by Kink is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Here Come the People in Gray?
Here Come the People in Gray runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Here Come the People in Gray?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Here Come the People in Gray good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 123 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
