If A Book Of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It A Success?
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:09
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- This Is Fine
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -8.0 dB
- ISRC
- UKFMN1600096
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- If a Book of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It a Success?original4B · 126
If A Book Of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It A Success? is a club-tempo tech house track in A♭ major (4B) at 126 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. More underground than 99% of Third Son's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 91% of Third Son's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 77% of Third Son's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is If A Book Of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It A Success? in?
If A Book Of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It A Success? by Third Son is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is If A Book Of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It A Success??
If A Book Of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It A Success? runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with If A Book Of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It A Success??
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is If A Book Of Failures Doesn't Sell, Is It A Success? good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 126 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 89/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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