The Plug
30s preview
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 43/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 5:19
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -10.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 19.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBEUE0300006
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- The Plug (Quantic Mix)original3B · 100
- The Plug - Quantic Mixoriginal3B · 100
- The Plug (Live Version)original3A · 87
The Plug runs 87 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a downtempo downtempo record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 20 dB). A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 92% of Bonobo's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 88% of Bonobo's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 85% of Bonobo's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Plug in?
The Plug by Bonobo is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Plug?
The Plug runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with The Plug?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Plug good for peak time?
With energy 43 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 87 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%: 82-92 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
