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Dancing

Friction

Key
11A · F♯ minor
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
4m
Energy
92/100
Pop
0/100
Length
3:24
Released
2018
Genre
Punk
Loudness
-3.3 dB
ISRC
ITCY41800049

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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Dancing: punk, F♯ minor (11A), 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Friction's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy92
Mood30Dark
Groove46
Acoustic0
Instrumental0
Live11
Speech7

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Dancing in?

Dancing by Friction is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Dancing?

Dancing runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with Dancing?

From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.

Is Dancing good for peak time?

With energy 92 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

11A10A · 12A · 11B

From 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.

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Every move from 11A

12ASimple Mix Upper
10ASimple Mix Downer
11BTonal Shift·
12BDiagonal Mix Upper
10BDiagonal Mix Downer
8BCompatible Tone·
1AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
9AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
2AParallel Key Upper▲▲
8AParallel Key Downer▼▼
6ATritone Jump▲▲
3ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 11A at 174 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%: 164-184 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: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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