City People
30s preview
- BPM
- 131
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:47
- Released
- 1997
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -5.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBEHB0400053
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 131 BPM in B minor (10A), City People is a peak-time tempo house production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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). A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 94% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 91% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 83% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is City People in?
City People by Basement Jaxx is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is City People?
City People runs at 131 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with City People?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is City People good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 131 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 131 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 123-139 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 96/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 131 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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