Cicada
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 93/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 8:25
- Released
- 2019
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Lost & Found
- Loudness
- -6.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.8 dB
- ISRC
- DEY031901501
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Cicadaoriginal12B · 120
A club-tempo progressive house cut, Cicada sits in E major (12B) at 120 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Guy J's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 90% of Guy J's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 89% of Guy J's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 82% of Guy J's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Cicada in?
Cicada by Guy J is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Cicada?
Cicada runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Cicada?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is Cicada good for peak time?
With energy 93 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 120 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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