Pictures In My Head - Acoustic
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 10d
- Energy
- 22/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 3:46
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Pictures In My Head
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Label
- 892 Recordings
- Loudness
- -11.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.1 dB
- ISRC
- US23A1500666
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remixremix5A · 173
- Pictures In My Headoriginal5A · 130
- Pictures In My Head - MJ Cole VIP Mix - Radio Editversion5A · 130
- Pictures In My Head - MJ Cole VIP Mixoriginal5A · 130
- Pictures In My Head - Owari Remixremix5A · 134
Against the original (5A at 130 BPM), this version runs 10 BPM slower and moves the key from 5A to 5B.
Pictures In My Head - Acoustic: club-tempo uk garage, E♭ major (5B), 120 BPM. It is vocal-led. 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). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 99% of MJ Cole's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 93% of MJ Cole's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 90% of MJ Cole's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 76% of MJ Cole's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 20%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 36%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pictures In My Head - Acoustic in?
Pictures In My Head - Acoustic by MJ Cole is in E♭ major, or 5B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pictures In My Head - Acoustic?
Pictures In My Head - Acoustic runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Pictures In My Head - Acoustic?
From 5B it blends harmonically with 6B, 5A, 4B. Moving to 6B lifts the energy a step.
Is Pictures In My Head - Acoustic good for peak time?
With energy 22 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
5B → 4B · 6B · 5AFrom 5B, 6B (B♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 5A (C minor) settles into the relative minor; 4B (A♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5B at 120 BPM: 6B (B♭ major) — move to 6B to push the floor harder; 5A (C minor) — switch to 5A for a mood change without losing the groove; 4B (A♭ major) — drop to 4B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 12B rather than 5B; below -5% it reads as 10B. With key lock on, it stays 5B 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 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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