A Joy
30s preview
- BPM
- 115
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 53/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:06
- Released
- 2001
- Album
- Welcome to Four Tet
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -10.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL0400353
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- A Joy (Battle's remix)remix9B · 115
- A Joy (feat. Percee P)original3A · 115
- A Joy (feat. Percee P) Part 2original12A · 115
- A Joy (feat. Percee P) Part 2 Instrumentaloriginal12A · 115
- A Joy (Koushik's instrumental remix)remix8A · 115
- A Joy (Koushik's quick remix)remix4A · 114
A Joy: mid-tempo downtempo, D♭ major (3B), 115 BPM. It reads as 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 12 dB). A 2001 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Four Tet's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is A Joy in?
A Joy by Four Tet is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is A Joy?
A Joy runs at 115 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with A Joy?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is A Joy good for peak time?
With energy 53 out of 100 at 115 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 115 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 108-122 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 115 — 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 115 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
