When the Lights Are Out (Garage Mix)
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 129
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 4:49
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- When the Lights Are Outoriginal8A · 128
- When the Lights Are Out - Late Night Mixoriginal8A · 128
At 129 BPM in A minor (8A), When the Lights Are Out (Garage Mix) is a peak-time tempo tech house production. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Faster than 88% of Maceo Plex's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 76% of Maceo Plex's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 76% of Maceo Plex's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is When the Lights Are Out (Garage Mix) in?
When the Lights Are Out (Garage Mix) by Maceo Plex is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is When the Lights Are Out (Garage Mix)?
When the Lights Are Out (Garage Mix) runs at 129 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with When the Lights Are Out (Garage Mix)?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is When the Lights Are Out (Garage Mix) good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 129 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 129 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 121-137 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 81/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 129 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 129 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
