Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remix
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 76/100
- Pop
- 48/100
- Length
- 4:19
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Pictures In My Head
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Label
- 892 Recordings
- Loudness
- -6.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.3 dB
- ISRC
- US23A1500667
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Pictures In My Headoriginal5A · 130
- Pictures In My Head - MJ Cole VIP Mix - Radio Editversion5A · 130
- Pictures In My Head - Acousticoriginal5B · 120
- 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 43 BPM faster in the same key.
Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remix runs 173 BPM in C minor (5A), an uk garage record. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 99% of MJ Cole's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 96% of MJ Cole's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remix in?
Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remix by MJ Cole is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remix?
Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remix runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remix?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Pictures In My Head - High Contrast Remix good for peak time?
With energy 76 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 173 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A 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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