Who'll Be the Next in Line
30s preview
- BPM
- 160
- Half-time
- 80
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 64/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:04
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Solid Gold Kinks
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -10.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.9 dB
- ISRC
- AUXN22118505
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Who'll Be the Next In Lineoriginal8A · 111
- Who'll Be the Next In Line - 2023 Remasteroriginal11B · 160
- WHO’LL BE THE NEXT IN LINE - MONOoriginal11B · 108
- WHO’LL BE THE NEXT IN LINE - STEREOoriginal11B · 110
At 160 BPM in A major (11B), Who'll Be the Next in Line is a very fast techno production. It reads as bright and euphoric. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). More underground than 99% of Kink's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Kink's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 88% of Kink's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 88% of Kink's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 21%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Who'll Be the Next in Line in?
Who'll Be the Next in Line by Kink is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Who'll Be the Next in Line?
Who'll Be the Next in Line runs at 160 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Who'll Be the Next in Line?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Who'll Be the Next in Line good for peak time?
With energy 64 out of 100 at 160 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 160 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 150-170 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 160 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 160 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
