Sick Note
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- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 54/100
- Pop
- 23/100
- Length
- 6:53
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- Watermelon / Sick Note
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -10.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBTKW9900042
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sick Note - Ill.skillz Remixremix2B · 177
Sick Note is a downtempo drum n bass track in B major (1B) at 87 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 98% of Ed Rush's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- groovier than 96% of Ed Rush's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 95% of Ed Rush's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 94% of Ed Rush's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 25%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sick Note in?
Sick Note by Ed Rush is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sick Note?
Sick Note runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Sick Note?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sick Note good for peak time?
With energy 54 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 87 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B 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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