Kelly (nightmare)
30s preview
- BPM
- 132
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 84/100
- Pop
- 55/100
- Length
- 4:17
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -5.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBAHS2201034
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Kelly (end of a nightmare)original4B · 132
Kelly (nightmare): peak-time tempo house, A♭ major (4B), 132 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Groovier than 92% of Fred again's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- better known than 86% of Fred again's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 77% of Fred again's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 77% of Fred again's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Kelly (nightmare) in?
Kelly (nightmare) by Fred again is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Kelly (nightmare)?
Kelly (nightmare) runs at 132 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Kelly (nightmare)?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Kelly (nightmare) good for peak time?
With energy 84 out of 100 at 132 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 132 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 124-140 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 84/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 132 — 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 132 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
