What Did They Ask You?
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- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 85
- Double-time
- 170
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 7/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:41
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -24.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71406776
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
What Did They Ask You? is a downtempo downtempo track in B major (1B) at 85 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. Darker than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 34%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 3%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is What Did They Ask You? in?
What Did They Ask You? by Olafur Arnalds is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What Did They Ask You??
What Did They Ask You? runs at 85 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with What Did They Ask You??
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is What Did They Ask You? good for peak time?
With energy 7 out of 100 at 85 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 85 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 80-90 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 85 — 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 85 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
