Perfect Drug
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:08
- Released
- 2006
- Album
- Chameleon
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBTKW0690601
- Explicit
- Yes
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Perfect Drugoriginal9B · 175
Perfect Drug runs 87 BPM in G major (9B), a downtempo drum n bass record. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2006 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Ed Rush's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 94% of Ed Rush's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 89% of Ed Rush's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 75% of Ed Rush's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Perfect Drug in?
Perfect Drug by Ed Rush is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Perfect Drug?
Perfect Drug runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Perfect Drug?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Perfect Drug good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 87 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%: 82-92 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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