Borrowed Time
- BPM
- 78
- Double-time
- 156
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 27/100
- Pop
- 35/100
- Length
- 3:20
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -22.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBBBA2500007
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 78 BPM in D♭ major (3B), Borrowed Time is a downtempo production. 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. More bass-heavy than 94% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 86% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 78% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 76% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 37%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Borrowed Time in?
Borrowed Time by Olafur Arnalds is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Borrowed Time?
Borrowed Time runs at 78 BPM.
What mixes well with Borrowed Time?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Borrowed Time good for peak time?
With energy 27 out of 100 at 78 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 78 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 73-83 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 78 — 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 78 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
