Stranger
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 6:21
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBTMZ0850004
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Stranger: drum n bass, B♭ minor (3A), 173 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 91% of Metrik's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- hotter than 80% of Metrik's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 79% of Metrik's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 78% of Metrik's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Stranger in?
Stranger by Metrik is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Stranger?
Stranger runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Stranger?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Stranger good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 173 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 173 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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