Waking Up
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 21/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:45
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.3 dB
- ISRC
- US23A1501074
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Waking Up - VIP Extended Mixversion10A · 132
Waking Up runs 128 BPM in B minor (10A), a peak-time tempo uk garage record. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More underground 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
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 88% of MJ Cole's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 82% of MJ Cole's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Waking Up in?
Waking Up by MJ Cole is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Waking Up?
Waking Up runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Waking Up?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Waking Up good for peak time?
With energy 21 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 128 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A 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 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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