"Editorial abstract illustration evoking the emotional arc of a song titled "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" by Boards of Canada. Noticeable climb from quiet to loud. layered composition, overlapping color planes. Mood: contemplative, eerie, introspective, nostalgic, unsettling. Visual style: 2000s digital editorial aesthetic. Painterly, grainy film texture, muted palette with strategic accent colors. The composition should read left-to-right like a timeline — calm on one side, intensifying toward the other. Strictly no faces, no text, no logos, no literal objects, no band imagery. Pure color-field abstraction with emotional weight. 16:9 editorial format."
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country
Boards of Canada
In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country (EP) (2000)
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In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country by Boards of Canada is 90 BPM — Andante (walking pace).
Half-time 45 BPM · Double-time 180 BPM · released 2000
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Song DNA
Notes: Hypnotic yet unsettling blend of nostalgic childhood sounds with sinister vocoder-processed vocals and disconcerting children's laughter, creating a seductive but deeply discomforting atmosphere.
Misophonia Triggers
Recommended for: deep listening emotional release
An eerie electronic track built around a vocoder-processed voice sample repeating an ominous invitation, layered with children's laughter and hypnotic synthesizers.
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Moods: contemplative, eerie, introspective, nostalgic, unsettling
Traditions: IDM, ambient, electronic
Intense — what to expect
"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" is in our intense band.
At least one of our five sensory dimensions crosses the threshold that means "this can be a lot." Most commonly: spoken word or layered texture, or a dynamic range of 7/10. The full breakdown is below. If you arrived here looking for a calmer alternative, our use-case verdicts section flags songs with similar mood but lower intensity.
How this song sits on each sensory axis
A dynamic range of 7/10 means this song moves. Expect a real volume climb between quiet sections and the loudest part of the arrangement — enough that you may want to set the initial volume below where you'd normally land.
Sudden changes: present. This song uses surprise as a feature. For focus or background listening, it's likely to pull your attention away; for active listening, that's often the point.
Texture is layered — a full arrangement with clear separation between parts.
Predictability is medium — conventional structure overall, with one or two moments that deviate from what you'd expect.
Vocal style: spoken word.
Where this sits in Boards of Canada's catalog
We have 20 songs from Boards of Canada in the library. Of those, 11 are rated Safe, 7 Moderate, and 2 Intense. This song's dynamic range of 7/10 sits above the artist average of 4.3, making it the #1 most dynamic track of theirs in our library.
2000 context
Released in 2000. We have 306 songs from that year in our library, averaging a dynamic range of 6.7/10. This track is about average than the year average. Explore more from the 2000s.
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How fast is "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"?
90 BPM — Medium (midtempo / pop ballad)
For running
Too slow for most running; good for warm-up walks or cool-down.
For workouts
Warm-up, cool-down, yoga, stretching.
For daily life
Morning coffee, deep work, commute wind-down.
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When "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" works, and when it doesn't
Use-case verdicts computed from the song's tempo, dynamics, and sensory profile.
✗
Focus / studying
No — too dynamic or too many surprises. Save for active listening.
✗
Running / workout
No — 90 BPM is too slow for sustained cardio.
✗
Sleep / winding down
No — contains elements that will keep an awake nervous system engaged.
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Driving / road trip
Maybe — the intensity / sudden changes are fine for solo highway driving but skip for city or rainy-weather driving.
✗
Cooking / dinner background
No — too active to function as background; will pull attention away from what you're doing.
✓
Emotional release / catharsis
Yes — this is a song for actively feeling what you came to feel, not for background.
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Why this rating
We rate this song Intense. Our rule is deliberately conservative: any one of high dynamic range, present sudden changes, harsh texture, or a strained/screamed vocal is enough to trigger Intense on its own. Full scoring rubric: methodology.
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60/100 intensity
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Rating last reviewed: 2026-04-15. Reviewed by the Music I Want editorial team against the documented methodology.
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By the numbers: how this song compares
Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.
Where it sits in 19,000 songs
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and spoken word. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.
Feels almost identical to
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Dial the feeling up or down
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What it’s good for
Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2000 in context
The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 7/10, this track is right in line with its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force40
Trigger load38
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
Frequently asked about "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"
Quick answers pulled from the song's sensory analysis.
What is the BPM of "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" by Boards of Canada?
"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" by Boards of Canada has a tempo of 90 BPM (Andante (walking pace)). At half-time that is 45 BPM, and at double-time 180 BPM.
What is the sensory intensity of "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" by Boards of Canada?
"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" by Boards of Canada rates as Intense. Dynamic range 7/10, moderate sudden changes, layered texture, spoken word vocal style. Any one of high dynamic range, present sudden changes, or harsh texture triggers the Intense rating.
How loud is "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" — what is its dynamic range?
"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" has a dynamic range of 7/10. Noticeable climb from quiet sections to loudest point. Set opening volume slightly lower than your preferred peak.
Does "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" have sudden or surprising changes?
Yes. "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" uses surprise as a compositional feature. Expect unsignaled transitions.
What is "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" best for?
In our library "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" is recommended for: deep listening, emotional release. These tags are assigned only where the song's sensory profile genuinely supports the use case.
When was "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" released?
"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" is from 2000, on the album "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country (EP)". It appears in our 2000s catalog.
What is the emotional mood of "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"?
We tag "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" as contemplative, eerie, introspective, nostalgic, unsettling. Moods are tonal descriptors based on how the song reads emotionally — separate from the sensory intensity axes.
What is the vocal style of "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"?
The vocal style is spoken word.
Is "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" good for running?
Not really — at 90 BPM it's below most running cadences. Better for warm-up, cool-down, or walking. Recreational runners typically step at 140-175 BPM.
Is "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" good for studying?
Only partially. The song's dynamic range (7/10) means there will be loud moments that break focus during deep work.
Can I use "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" for sleep?
Not recommended for sleep. Too intense overall.
Should I listen to "In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country"?
"In a Beautiful Place Out in the Country" is Intense in our ratings — dramatic dynamics, possible sudden changes, or strong vocal or textural energy. Best with intention rather than ambient use. If you are sensory-sensitive, the alternatives section surfaces calmer songs in the same mood family.
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