Broken Dreams
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 61/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:07
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBBKS0100011
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 123 BPM in G major (9B), Broken Dreams is a club-tempo house production. The feel is bright and euphoric. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2001 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 90% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 87% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 82% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Broken Dreams in?
Broken Dreams by Basement Jaxx is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Broken Dreams?
Broken Dreams runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Broken Dreams?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Broken Dreams good for peak time?
With energy 61 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 123 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
