Weekend Bonus Beats
30s preview
- BPM
- 81
- Double-time
- 162
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 43/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:27
- Released
- 1996
- Album
- Santa Cruz
- Genre
- Breaks
- Loudness
- -13.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBBMQ0800059
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Weekend Bonus Beats runs 81 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), a downtempo breaks record. Tonally it lands dark and steady. 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 17 dB). A 1996 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 96% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 84% of Fatboy Slim's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Weekend Bonus Beats in?
Weekend Bonus Beats by Fatboy Slim is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Weekend Bonus Beats?
Weekend Bonus Beats runs at 81 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Weekend Bonus Beats?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Weekend Bonus Beats good for peak time?
With energy 43 out of 100 at 81 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 81 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 76-86 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 81 — 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 81 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
