What it Feels Like
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:12
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Loudness
- -5.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.9 dB
- ISRC
- GB2LD1800547
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
What it Feels Like runs 130 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), a peak-time tempo uk garage record. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Flava D's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 92% of Flava D's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of Flava D's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What it Feels Like in?
What it Feels Like by Flava D is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What it Feels Like?
What it Feels Like runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with What it Feels Like?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is What it Feels Like good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 130 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%: 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 85/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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