Tough Talk
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 56/100
- Length
- 3:20
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -0.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM72308794
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 175 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Tough Talk is a drum n bass production. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Better known than 97% of Chase & Status's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 92% of Chase & Status's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of Chase & Status's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 84% of Chase & Status's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tough Talk in?
Tough Talk by Chase & Status is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tough Talk?
Tough Talk runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Tough Talk?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Tough Talk good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 175 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Other recommendations
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