What the Fuck Is Going On
30s preview
- BPM
- 152
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 100/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:44
- Released
- 2010
- Album
- Sound Of The Sioux
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Loudness
- -3.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 8.0 dB
- ISRC
- DEH741006540
- Explicit
- Yes
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A fast hard techno cut, What the Fuck Is Going On sits in F♯ major (2B) at 152 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of O.B.I.'s catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 93% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 77% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What the Fuck Is Going On in?
What the Fuck Is Going On by O.B.I. is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What the Fuck Is Going On?
What the Fuck Is Going On runs at 152 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with What the Fuck Is Going On?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is What the Fuck Is Going On good for peak time?
With energy 100 out of 100 at 152 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 152 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 143-161 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 152 — 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 152 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
