I Can't Get No Sleep
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 28/100
- Length
- 5:18
- Released
- 1993
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.7 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
I Can't Get No Sleep runs 130 BPM in A minor (8A), a peak-time tempo house record. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. A 1993 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 99% of Masters At Work's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Masters At Work's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is I Can't Get No Sleep in?
I Can't Get No Sleep by Masters At Work is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is I Can't Get No Sleep?
I Can't Get No Sleep runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with I Can't Get No Sleep?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is I Can't Get No Sleep good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 130 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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