Machines Can Do the Work (Fatboy Slim vs. Hervé)
30s preview
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:57
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -5.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.1 dB
- ISRC
- GBBMQ1000120
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 130 BPM in E minor (9A), Machines Can Do the Work (Fatboy Slim vs. Hervé) is a peak-time tempo big beat production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 77% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Machines Can Do the Work (Fatboy Slim vs. Hervé) in?
Machines Can Do the Work (Fatboy Slim vs. Hervé) by Fatboy Slim is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Machines Can Do the Work (Fatboy Slim vs. Hervé)?
Machines Can Do the Work (Fatboy Slim vs. Hervé) runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Machines Can Do the Work (Fatboy Slim vs. Hervé)?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Machines Can Do the Work (Fatboy Slim vs. Hervé) good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 130 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More big beat
More from Fatboy Slim
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
