The Cure
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 19/100
- Length
- 6:59
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBUR61500005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Cure runs 124 BPM in G major (9B), a club-tempo techno record. The feel is dark and driving. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 97% of Harvey McKay's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 90% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 79% of Harvey McKay's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Cure in?
The Cure by Harvey McKay is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Cure?
The Cure runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Cure?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Cure good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 124 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 87/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
