Starstruck (2018 Stereo Remaster)
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 135
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 79/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 2:24
- Released
- 1968
- Album
- The Kinks Are the Village Green Preservation Society
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -5.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW1801361
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Starstruck - Alternate Mix With Session Chatoriginal7B · 134
- Starstruck - Stereo Mixoriginal7B · 135
- Starstruckoriginal7B · 133
- Starstruckoriginal7B · 135
At 135 BPM in F major (7B), Starstruck (2018 Stereo Remaster) is a driving up-tempo techno production. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1968 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 92% of Kink's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 78% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Starstruck (2018 Stereo Remaster) in?
Starstruck (2018 Stereo Remaster) by Kink is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Starstruck (2018 Stereo Remaster)?
Starstruck (2018 Stereo Remaster) runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Starstruck (2018 Stereo Remaster)?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Starstruck (2018 Stereo Remaster) good for peak time?
With energy 79 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 135 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 127-143 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 79/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 135 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 135 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
