While You Were Gone
- BPM
- 129
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 32/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 3:53
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -10.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEPI82221660
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A peak-time tempo trance cut, While You Were Gone sits in D♭ major (3B) at 129 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 97% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 97% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 81% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is While You Were Gone in?
While You Were Gone by Paul van Dyk is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is While You Were Gone?
While You Were Gone runs at 129 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with While You Were Gone?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is While You Were Gone good for peak time?
With energy 32 out of 100 at 129 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 129 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%: 121-137 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 129 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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