Waterloo Sunset
30s preview
- BPM
- 108
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 63/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:18
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Solid Gold Kinks
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- AUXN22118502
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Waterloo Sunset - Stereooriginal12A · 107
- Waterloo Sunset - Live: Fillmore West 30 Nov 1970 KSAN-FM Broadcastoriginal12B · 97
- Waterloo Sunsetoriginal12B · 106
Waterloo Sunset: mid-tempo techno, D♭ minor (12A), 108 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 88% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Waterloo Sunset in?
Waterloo Sunset by Kink is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Waterloo Sunset?
Waterloo Sunset runs at 108 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Waterloo Sunset?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Waterloo Sunset good for peak time?
With energy 63 out of 100 at 108 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 108 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%: 102-114 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 108 — 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 108 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
