Spiral (When We Are Born)
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- BPM
- 76
- Double-time
- 152
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 5/100
- Pop
- 26/100
- Length
- 4:24
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- When We Are Born
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Mercury KX
- Loudness
- -20.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBBBA2100002
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 76 BPM in A♭ major (4B), Spiral (When We Are Born) is a downtempo production. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). More treble-tilted than 86% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 79% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 78% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 22%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 40%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Spiral (When We Are Born) in?
Spiral (When We Are Born) by Olafur Arnalds is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Spiral (When We Are Born)?
Spiral (When We Are Born) runs at 76 BPM.
What mixes well with Spiral (When We Are Born)?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Spiral (When We Are Born) good for peak time?
With energy 5 out of 100 at 76 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 76 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 71-81 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B 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 76 — 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 76 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
