First Down
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:15
- Released
- 1996
- Album
- Better Living Through Chemistry
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -12.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBBMQ9700035
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
First Down runs 126 BPM in E♭ minor (2A), a club-tempo big beat record. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. 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 14 dB). A 1996 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 94% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is First Down in?
First Down by Fatboy Slim is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is First Down?
First Down runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with First Down?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is First Down good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 126 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 78/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
