Stranger in the Night
30s preview
- BPM
- 171
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 4:11
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Minimal
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBLTF2400061
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A minimal cut, Stranger in the Night sits in D major (10B) at 171 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). Less groove-driven than 98% of Radio Slave's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 97% of Radio Slave's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 78% of Radio Slave's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 77% of Radio Slave's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Stranger in the Night in?
Stranger in the Night by Radio Slave is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Stranger in the Night?
Stranger in the Night runs at 171 BPM.
What mixes well with Stranger in the Night?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Stranger in the Night good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 171 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 171 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 161-181 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 171 — 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 171 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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