Highways for Daze
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 131
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 5:24
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- This Is Your Brain on Music
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -8.0 dB
- ISRC
- DECY62300183
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 131 BPM in G major (9B), Highways for Daze is a peak-time tempo tech house production. The feel is bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Brighter than 98% of Third Son's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- better known than 98% of Third Son's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 95% of Third Son's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of Third Son's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Highways for Daze in?
Highways for Daze by Third Son is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Highways for Daze?
Highways for Daze runs at 131 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Highways for Daze?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Highways for Daze good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 131 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 131 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 123-139 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 88/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 131 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More tech house
More from Third Son
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 131 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
Every insight on this page, for your own library.
Vibes runs this same analysis on the music you own: keys, energy and vibe for every track, organized into sets you can actually play.