In the Dark
- BPM
- 131
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 89/100
- Pop
- 18/100
- Length
- 5:11
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -4.4 dB
- ISRC
- NLE711700303
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
In the Dark runs 131 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a peak-time tempo trance record. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is In the Dark in?
In the Dark by Tiësto is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is In the Dark?
In the Dark runs at 131 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with In the Dark?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is In the Dark good for peak time?
With energy 89 out of 100 at 131 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 131 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%: 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 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 89/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 131 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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