The Good Life
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:16
- Released
- 1970
- Album
- Lola Versus Powerman and the Money-Go-Round, Pt. 1 + Percy (Deluxe Edition)
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW1499827
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Good Life is a club-tempo techno track in E major (12B) at 124 BPM. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1970 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 97% of Kink's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Good Life in?
The Good Life by Kink is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Good Life?
The Good Life runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Good Life?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Good Life good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 124 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
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.
