BACKBONE by Chase & Status cover art
Key
10B · D major
BPM
88
Double-time
176
Open Key
3d
Energy
96/100
Pop
9/100
Length
3:00
Released
2024
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-0.8 dB
ISRC
GBUV72401510
Explicit
Yes

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

BACKBONE: downtempo drum n bass, D major (10B), 88 BPM. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Slower than 89% of Chase & Status's catalogue.

Groove:
groovier than 87% of Chase & Status's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 83% of Chase & Status's catalogue
Brightness:
brighter than 77% of Chase & Status's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy96
Mood63Balanced
Groove73
Acoustic26
Instrumental0
Live76
Speech31

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is BACKBONE in?

BACKBONE by Chase & Status is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is BACKBONE?

BACKBONE runs at 88 BPM, a downtempo track.

What mixes well with BACKBONE?

From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.

Is BACKBONE good for peak time?

With energy 96 out of 100 at 88 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.

Mixes harmonically

10B9B · 11B · 10A

From 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 10B

11BSimple Mix Upper
9BSimple Mix Downer
10ATonal Shift·
11ADiagonal Mix Upper
9ADiagonal Mix Downer
1ACompatible Tone·
12BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
8BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
1BParallel Key Upper▲▲
7BParallel Key Downer▼▼
5BTritone Jump▲▲
2BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 10B at 88 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 83-93 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.

Programming: a floor-filler.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 88 — 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 88 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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