Running
30s preview
- BPM
- 116
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 52/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 3:51
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Techno
- Label
- Monkeytown Records
- Loudness
- -8.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEOE81610324
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A mid-tempo techno cut, Running sits in A♭ minor (1A) at 116 BPM. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 94% of Moderat's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 81% of Moderat's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 76% of Moderat's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Moderat's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Running in?
Running by Moderat is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Running?
Running runs at 116 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Running?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Running good for peak time?
With energy 52 out of 100 at 116 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 116 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 109-123 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 116 — 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 116 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
