Why Was I Chosen
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 155
- Half-time
- 78
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 33/100
- Length
- 5:34
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Label
- Insolent Rave Records
- Loudness
- -6.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.6 dB
- ISRC
- FXR752400981
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Why Was I Chosen: fast hard techno, C minor (5A), 155 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More treble-tilted than 77% of Nico Moreno's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Why Was I Chosen in?
Why Was I Chosen by Nico Moreno is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Why Was I Chosen?
Why Was I Chosen runs at 155 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Why Was I Chosen?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Why Was I Chosen good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 155 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 155 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 146-164 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 155 — 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 155 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
