
Words (For Love) - Radiowave Remix
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:04
- Released
- 1997
- Album
- Words (Part 1)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEW760900096
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Words - Jerome Isma-Ae Remixremix1B · 128
- Wordsoriginal3A · 140
- Words - DVD Main Studio Versionoriginal3A · 140
- Words - Curved Headcase Mixoriginal12A · 151
- Words (For Love)original4B · 140
- Words (For Love)original4B · 140
Against the original (3A at 140 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 3A to 3B.
Words (For Love) - Radiowave Remix: driving up-tempo trance, D♭ major (3B), 140 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 91% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 82% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 79% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Words (For Love) - Radiowave Remix in?
Words (For Love) - Radiowave Remix by Paul van Dyk is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Words (For Love) - Radiowave Remix?
Words (For Love) - Radiowave Remix runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Words (For Love) - Radiowave Remix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Words (For Love) - Radiowave Remix good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 140 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%: 132-148 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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