Simple Things
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 17/100
- Length
- 7:10
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Simple Thingsoriginal4A · 126
Simple Things: club-tempo techno, F minor (4A), 126 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Simple Things in?
Simple Things by Marco Carola is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Simple Things?
Simple Things runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Simple Things?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Simple Things good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 126 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%: 118-134 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: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 83/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
