When You Were A Child
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 151
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 3:41
- Released
- 1986
- Album
- Think Visual
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -14.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.5 dB
- ISRC
- USMC18621978
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A fast techno cut, When You Were A Child sits in C major (8B) at 151 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). A 1986 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 94% of Kink's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 84% of Kink's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 78% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is When You Were A Child in?
When You Were A Child by Kink is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is When You Were A Child?
When You Were A Child runs at 151 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with When You Were A Child?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is When You Were A Child good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 151 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak 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 151 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%: 142-160 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 high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 151 — 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 151 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
