The Light Is a Train
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:47
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Electro
- Loudness
- -7.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.6 dB
- ISRC
- FRU662110505
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Light Is a Train runs 127 BPM in E minor (9A), a peak-time tempo electro record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Vitalic's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- groovier than 97% of Vitalic's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 97% of Vitalic's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 83% of Vitalic's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Light Is a Train in?
The Light Is a Train by Vitalic is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Light Is a Train?
The Light Is a Train runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with The Light Is a Train?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Light Is a Train good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 127 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 87/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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