We Contain Multitudes
30s preview
- BPM
- 89
- Double-time
- 178
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 3/100
- Pop
- 25/100
- Length
- 3:25
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -31.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBBBC2100014
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- We Contain Multitudes (from home)original2B · 90
- We Contain Multitudesoriginal1B · 108
We Contain Multitudes is a downtempo downtempo track in F♯ major (2B) at 89 BPM. 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 18 dB). Calmer than 82% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 50%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is We Contain Multitudes in?
We Contain Multitudes by Olafur Arnalds is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is We Contain Multitudes?
We Contain Multitudes runs at 89 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with We Contain Multitudes?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is We Contain Multitudes good for peak time?
With energy 3 out of 100 at 89 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 89 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 84-94 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B 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 89 — 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 89 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
