Forbidden Fruit - Original
- BPM
- 136
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 3:35
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Volume
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -7.1 dB
- ISRC
- USUS10900471
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Forbidden Fruit - Video Editversion11B · 132
- Forbidden Fruit - BT & PvD's Food Of Love Mixoriginal11B · 131
- Forbidden Fruit - Futureworld Mixoriginal9B · 136
- Forbidden Fruit - Giuseppe Ottovianioriginal11B · 137
- Forbidden Fruitoriginal11B · 135
- Forbidden Fruit - DVD Main Studio Versionoriginal11B · 135
Forbidden Fruit - Original runs 136 BPM in B minor (10A), a driving up-tempo trance record. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 86% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 76% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Forbidden Fruit - Original in?
Forbidden Fruit - Original by Paul van Dyk is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Forbidden Fruit - Original?
Forbidden Fruit - Original runs at 136 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Forbidden Fruit - Original?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Forbidden Fruit - Original good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 136 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 136 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 128-144 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 97/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 136 — 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 136 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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