Greed by Optical cover art

Greed

Optical

Key
9B · G major
BPM
173
Half-time
87
Open Key
2d
Energy
81/100
Pop
5/100
Length
6:35
Released
2000
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-5.0 dB
ISRC
GBTKW0090342

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Greed: drum n bass, G major (9B), 173 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. A 2000 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 83% of Optical's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy81
Mood44Balanced
Groove63
Acoustic0
Instrumental68
Live12
Speech12

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Greed in?

Greed by Optical is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Greed?

Greed runs at 173 BPM.

What mixes well with Greed?

From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.

Is Greed good for peak time?

With energy 81 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

9B8B · 10B · 9A

From 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 9B

10BSimple Mix Upper
8BSimple Mix Downer
9ATonal Shift·
10ADiagonal Mix Upper
8ADiagonal Mix Downer
12ACompatible Tone·
11BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12BParallel Key Upper▲▲
6BParallel Key Downer▼▼
4BTritone Jump▲▲
1BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9B at 173 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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