Red Lights
- BPM
- 145
- Half-time
- 73
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:00
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- ISRC
- CYA111700067
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Red Lights is a driving up-tempo trance track in D♭ major (3B) at 145 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Tiësto's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 83% of Tiësto's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 76% of Tiësto's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 75% of Tiësto's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Red Lights in?
Red Lights by Tiësto is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Red Lights?
Red Lights runs at 145 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Red Lights?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Red Lights good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 145 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
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 145 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%: 136-154 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 high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 145 — 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 145 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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