Living on a Thin Line
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 89
- Double-time
- 178
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 58/100
- Pop
- 18/100
- Length
- 4:12
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Picture Book
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.2 dB
- ISRC
- USKO10403236
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Living On a Thin Lineoriginal9B · 89
- Living On A Thin Lineoriginal9B · 88
Living on a Thin Line runs 89 BPM in G major (9B), a downtempo techno record. It reads as balanced in mood. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 94% of Kink's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 92% of Kink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 79% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Living on a Thin Line in?
Living on a Thin Line by Kink is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Living on a Thin Line?
Living on a Thin Line runs at 89 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Living on a Thin Line?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Living on a Thin Line good for peak time?
With energy 58 out of 100 at 89 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 89 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 84-94 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 89 — 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 89 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
