Golden (Spoken Word with ChauKei Ngai)
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- BPM
- 99
- Double-time
- 198
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 15/100
- Pop
- 35/100
- Length
- 2:21
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -22.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1901470
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Golden (Spoken Word with ChauKei Ngai) is a slow-groove tempo downtempo track in D♭ major (3B) at 99 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Less groove-driven than 99% of Above & Beyond's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 97% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 95% of Above & Beyond's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 4%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Golden (Spoken Word with ChauKei Ngai) in?
Golden (Spoken Word with ChauKei Ngai) by Above & Beyond is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Golden (Spoken Word with ChauKei Ngai)?
Golden (Spoken Word with ChauKei Ngai) runs at 99 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Golden (Spoken Word with ChauKei Ngai)?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Golden (Spoken Word with ChauKei Ngai) good for peak time?
With energy 15 out of 100 at 99 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown 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 99 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%: 93-105 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 99 — 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 99 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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