Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Edit
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:24
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- VONYC Sessions Selection 2011 - 09
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -6.9 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711102766
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Lie Down In Darkness [Mix Cut] - Paul van Dyk Original Mixoriginal4A · 130
Against the original (4A at 130 BPM), this version runs 2 BPM slower and moves the key from 4A to 11B.
Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Edit: peak-time tempo trance, A major (11B), 128 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 96% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 94% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 82% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Edit in?
Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Edit by Paul van Dyk is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Edit?
Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Edit runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Edit?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Lie Down In Darkness - Paul van Dyk Radio Edit good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 128 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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