Sunny Afternoon
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 38/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:34
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Solid Gold Kinks
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.6 dB
- ISRC
- AUXN22118501
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sunny Afternoon - 2020 Remasteroriginal7A · 123
- Sunny Afternoon - Live: Fillmore West 30 Nov 1970 KSAN-FM Broadcastoriginal8A · 130
- Sunny Afternoonoriginal8B · 124
- Sunny Afternoon - Remasteredoriginal8B · 62
- Sunny Afternoon - Liveoriginal8A · 130
- Sunny Afternoon - Stereooriginal8B · 129
A club-tempo techno cut, Sunny Afternoon sits in C major (8B) at 124 BPM. The feel is subdued and even. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 92% of Kink's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 77% of Kink's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 76% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sunny Afternoon in?
Sunny Afternoon by Kink is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sunny Afternoon?
Sunny Afternoon runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sunny Afternoon?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sunny Afternoon good for peak time?
With energy 38 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 124 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%: 117-131 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
