It Was a Mistake
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:31
- Released
- 2015
- Album
- Magnetoshere
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEAR41446883
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
It Was a Mistake: club-tempo techno, B major (1B), 126 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Monococ's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 98% of Monococ's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 85% of Monococ's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 84% of Monococ's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is It Was a Mistake in?
It Was a Mistake by Monococ is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is It Was a Mistake?
It Was a Mistake runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with It Was a Mistake?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is It Was a Mistake good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 126 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
