Bad Kingdom
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:23
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Electro
- Label
- Monkeytown Records
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEOE81310018
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Bad Kingdom - Instrumentaloriginal9B · 118
- Bad Kingdom - DJ Koze Remixremix8A · 118
- Bad Kingdom - Robags 4/4 Edit mit Xomlopp RMX Schwanz-014remix7B · 118
- Bad Kingdom - Head High Remixremix10B · 118
- Bad Kingdom - Marcel Dettmann Remixremix9A · 130
A mid-tempo electro cut, Bad Kingdom sits in G major (9B) at 118 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Moderat's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Bad Kingdom in?
Bad Kingdom by Moderat is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Bad Kingdom?
Bad Kingdom runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Bad Kingdom?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Bad Kingdom good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 118 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
