Monkey Boy
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 5:42
- Released
- 2007
- Album
- Malice in Wonderland
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBBHF0720008
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Monkey Boy runs 173 BPM in F minor (4A), a drum n bass record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 90% of Goldie's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 81% of Goldie's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 77% of Goldie's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Monkey Boy in?
Monkey Boy by Goldie is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Monkey Boy?
Monkey Boy runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Monkey Boy?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Monkey Boy good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 173 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 173 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%: 163-183 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 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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