National Health
- BPM
- 139
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:03
- Released
- 1979
- Album
- Low Budget (Reissue)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -8.8 dB
- ISRC
- USKO10403222
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- National Health - Live at Volkshaus, Zürich, Switzerland - November 1979original12B · 150
- National Healthoriginal11B · 139
National Health is a driving up-tempo techno track in D♭ minor (12A) at 139 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. A 1979 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Groove:
- groovier than 97% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is National Health in?
National Health by Kink is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is National Health?
National Health runs at 139 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with National Health?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is National Health good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 139 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 139 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 131-147 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 139 — 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 139 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
