The Telephone
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 51/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 4:52
- Released
- 2001
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -16.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWK0100045
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Telephone runs 125 BPM in G minor (6A), a club-tempo deep house record. The feel is balanced in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 19 dB). A 2001 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 89% of Moodymann's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- faster than 78% of Moodymann's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Telephone in?
The Telephone by Moodymann is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Telephone?
The Telephone runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Telephone?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is The Telephone good for peak time?
With energy 51 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 125 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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