What I Need
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 3:02
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Punk
- Loudness
- -1.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.0 dB
- ISRC
- CAUM82400001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
What I Need is a punk track in F minor (4A) at 174 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Less groove-driven than 84% of Friction's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 76% of Friction's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What I Need in?
What I Need by Friction is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What I Need?
What I Need runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with What I Need?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is What I Need good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 174 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A 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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