No Strings Attached
30s preview
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:15
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY1205317
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
No Strings Attached is a drum n bass track in E♭ minor (2A) at 173 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Netsky's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 94% of Netsky's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 91% of Netsky's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 89% of Netsky's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 26%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 39%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 29%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is No Strings Attached in?
No Strings Attached by Netsky is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is No Strings Attached?
No Strings Attached runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with No Strings Attached?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is No Strings Attached good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 173 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A 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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Other recommendations
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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