Sweet Mama
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 117
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 21/100
- Length
- 3:35
- Released
- 2021
- Album
- Redemption
- Genre
- Neofolk
- Loudness
- -9.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- QMDA72130165
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 117 BPM in A minor (8A), Sweet Mama is a mid-tempo neofolk production. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Brighter than 87% of Awen's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 77% of Awen's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sweet Mama in?
Sweet Mama by Awen is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sweet Mama?
Sweet Mama runs at 117 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sweet Mama?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Sweet Mama good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 117 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 117 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 110-124 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 117 — 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 117 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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