People Take Pictures Of Each Other
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 144
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:22
- Released
- 1968
- Album
- The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society (Mono)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBACC1934215
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- People Take Pictures of Each Other (2018 Stereo Remaster)original8B · 147
- People Take Pictures of Each Other - European Stereo Mix With Big Band Coda [2018 Remastered Version]original8B · 147
- People Take Pictures of Each Other - Stereo Mixoriginal8B · 147
- People Take Pictures of Each Other - Stereo Mix; 12-track VGPS Versionoriginal8B · 147
- People Take Pictures Of Each Other [Stereo Version]original8B · 147
People Take Pictures Of Each Other: driving up-tempo techno, C major (8B), 144 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. A 1968 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 92% of Kink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 91% of Kink's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 78% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is People Take Pictures Of Each Other in?
People Take Pictures Of Each Other by Kink is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is People Take Pictures Of Each Other?
People Take Pictures Of Each Other runs at 144 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with People Take Pictures Of Each Other?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is People Take Pictures Of Each Other good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 144 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 144 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%: 135-153 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 144 — 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 144 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
