Billy Idle
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 55/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 7:37
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Billy Idle EP
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -13.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.6 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK41037356
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Billy Idle - Alex Celler's Jokka Dubversion9B · 128
- Billy Idle - Original Mixoriginal3A · 122
- Billy Idle - Alex Celler's Jokka Dubversion3B · 128
Billy Idle: club-tempo tech house, B♭ minor (3A), 122 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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 12 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 95% of Archie Hamilton's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- darker than 93% of Archie Hamilton's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of Archie Hamilton's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 16%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Billy Idle in?
Billy Idle by Archie Hamilton is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Billy Idle?
Billy Idle runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Billy Idle?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Billy Idle good for peak time?
With energy 55 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 122 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
