Beautiful Stranger
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 56/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 8:02
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Dolly EP
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -11.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- DESH41400031
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Beautiful Strangeroriginal3A · 120
Beautiful Stranger runs 120 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a club-tempo tech house record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 99% of Marcus Meinhardt's catalogue.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Marcus Meinhardt's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 92% of Marcus Meinhardt's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 86% of Marcus Meinhardt's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Beautiful Stranger in?
Beautiful Stranger by Marcus Meinhardt is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Beautiful Stranger?
Beautiful Stranger runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Beautiful Stranger?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Beautiful Stranger good for peak time?
With energy 56 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 120 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
