We Are Criminals - Dub Version
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 156
- Half-time
- 78
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:58
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- We Are Criminals
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Loudness
- -6.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.1 dB
- ISRC
- DEAR41238953
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- We Are Criminals - Originaloriginal12B · 157
- We Are Criminals - Paranormal Inc. Aka. Arkus P. & Adrian Valera Remixremix11A · 159
Against the original (12B at 157 BPM), this version runs 1 BPM slower and moves the key from 12B to 8B.
We Are Criminals - Dub Version runs 156 BPM in C major (8B), a fast hard techno record. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 99% of O.B.I.'s catalogue.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 90% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is We Are Criminals - Dub Version in?
We Are Criminals - Dub Version by O.B.I. is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is We Are Criminals - Dub Version?
We Are Criminals - Dub Version runs at 156 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with We Are Criminals - Dub Version?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is We Are Criminals - Dub Version good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 156 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 156 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 147-165 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 156 — 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 156 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
