Written in Reverse
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 43/100
- Length
- 4:28
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -3.4 dB
- ISRC
- CYA111400037
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Written in Reverse is a peak-time tempo trance track in D♭ minor (12A) at 130 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 81% of Tiësto's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of Tiësto's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 78% of Tiësto's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Written in Reverse in?
Written in Reverse by Tiësto is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Written in Reverse?
Written in Reverse runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Written in Reverse?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Written in Reverse good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 130 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 77/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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