Joy
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 30/100
- Length
- 6:06
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Synth Pop
- Loudness
- -7.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBAYE2000125
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 130 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Joy is a peak-time tempo synth pop production. It reads as 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. Better known than 92% of Icarus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- groovier than 77% of Icarus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Joy in?
Joy by Icarus is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Joy?
Joy runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Joy?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Joy good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 130 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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