The Pimp
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:31
- Released
- 2000
- Genre
- House
- Label
- Astralwerks
- Loudness
- -6.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBBMQ0000151
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo house cut, The Pimp sits in D♭ minor (12A) at 125 BPM. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 92% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 77% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Pimp in?
The Pimp by Fatboy Slim is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Pimp?
The Pimp runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Pimp?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Pimp good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 125 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 97/100).
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.
