What I Want
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 3:56
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Mamma EP
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -5.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.3 dB
- ISRC
- ES7842028905
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- What I Want - Extended Mixversion4A · 127
A peak-time tempo tech house cut, What I Want sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 127 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Hotter than 99% of Carlo Lio's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Carlo Lio's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 93% of Carlo Lio's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 22%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What I Want in?
What I Want by Carlo Lio is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What I Want?
What I Want runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with What I Want?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is What I Want good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 127 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%: 119-135 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 100/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
