Mindless Child of Motherhood
30s preview
- BPM
- 153
- Half-time
- 77
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 63/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:25
- Released
- 1969
- Album
- Pop Stars In Disguise
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- USY251965796
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Mindless Child of Motherhood - Mono Mixoriginal7B · 138
- Mindless Child of Motherhood - Stereo Mixoriginal8B · 138
Mindless Child of Motherhood is a fast techno track in D♭ major (3B) at 153 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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 13 dB). A 1969 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Kink's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 85% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 28%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Mindless Child of Motherhood in?
Mindless Child of Motherhood by Kink is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Mindless Child of Motherhood?
Mindless Child of Motherhood runs at 153 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Mindless Child of Motherhood?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Mindless Child of Motherhood good for peak time?
With energy 63 out of 100 at 153 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 153 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 144-162 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 153 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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