Swim
30s preview
- BPM
- 152
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 27/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 1:37
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Synth Pop
- Loudness
- -17.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBAYE2000126
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Swim runs 152 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a fast synth pop record. The feel is brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). Calmer than 99% of Icarus's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 98% of Icarus's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of Icarus's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 79% of Icarus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Swim in?
Swim by Icarus is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Swim?
Swim runs at 152 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Swim?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Swim good for peak time?
With energy 27 out of 100 at 152 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 152 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 143-161 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 152 — 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 152 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
