Life on the Road
30s preview
- BPM
- 154
- Half-time
- 77
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 49/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:02
- Released
- 1977
- Album
- Sleepwalker
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.5 dB
- ISRC
- USQX91400560
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Life On The Roadoriginal11B · 165
- Life On The Roadoriginal11B · 153
Life on the Road is a fast techno track in A major (11B) at 154 BPM. The feel is balanced in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). A 1977 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 92% of Kink's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 88% of Kink's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 86% 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 Life on the Road in?
Life on the Road by Kink is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Life on the Road?
Life on the Road runs at 154 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Life on the Road?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Life on the Road good for peak time?
With energy 49 out of 100 at 154 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
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.
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How to mix it
In 11B at 154 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%: 145-163 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: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 154 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 154 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
