What I Need
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 5d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 6:22
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Gothic Metal
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.1 dB
- ISRC
- DEY472473719
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 122 BPM in E major (12B), What I Need is a club-tempo gothic metal production. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). Hotter than 92% of Notre Dame's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 90% of Notre Dame's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of Notre Dame's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What I Need in?
What I Need by Notre Dame is in E major, or 12B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What I Need?
What I Need runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with What I Need?
From 12B it blends harmonically with 1B, 12A, 11B. Moving to 1B lifts the energy a step.
Is What I Need good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
12B → 11B · 1B · 12AFrom 12B, 1B (B major) lifts the energy a step; 12A (D♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 11B (A major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12B at 122 BPM: 1B (B major) — move to 1B to push the floor harder; 12A (D♭ minor) — switch to 12A for a mood change without losing the groove; 11B (A major) — drop to 11B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 7B rather than 12B; below -5% it reads as 5B. With key lock on, it stays 12B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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