Don't Believe the Hype
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 61/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 6:21
- Released
- 2007
- Album
- Don't Believe The Hype
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.0 dB
- ISRC
- DEDU20700045
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Don't Believe the Hype - Surkin Remix No.1remix11B · 130
- Don't Believe the Hype - Surkin Remix No.2remix1B · 122
- Don't Believe the Hype - Housemeister Remixremix4B · 128
- Don't Believe the Hype - Proxy Remixremix11B · 123
- Don´t Believe The Hypeoriginal9A · 123
Don't Believe the Hype runs 123 BPM in E minor (9A), a club-tempo techno record. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. 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 17 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 92% of Boys Noize's catalogue.
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Boys Noize's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 82% of Boys Noize's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Don't Believe the Hype in?
Don't Believe the Hype by Boys Noize is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Don't Believe the Hype?
Don't Believe the Hype runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Don't Believe the Hype?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Don't Believe the Hype good for peak time?
With energy 61 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 123 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A 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.
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