Chemical Breaks
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 7:28
- Released
- 2006
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Babylon Records
- Loudness
- -14.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBHCD1725130
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo progressive house cut, Chemical Breaks sits in G major (9B) at 125 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 12 dB). A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 90% of Chris Lake's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 86% of Chris Lake's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 81% of Chris Lake's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Chemical Breaks in?
Chemical Breaks by Chris Lake is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Chemical Breaks?
Chemical Breaks runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Chemical Breaks?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Chemical Breaks good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 125 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 80/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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