Bad Idea
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 73/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:21
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Bad Idea / Want You
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBLV61629534
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Bad Idea - Giuseppe Cennamo Remixremix3A · 124
- Bad Idea - Gonzalo (Spain) Remixremix1B · 121
Bad Idea is a club-tempo techno track in D♭ minor (12A) at 123 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Nihil Young's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 98% of Nihil Young's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 89% of Nihil Young's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Bad Idea in?
Bad Idea by Nihil Young is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Bad Idea?
Bad Idea runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Bad Idea?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Bad Idea good for peak time?
With energy 73 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 12A at 123 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
