Illegal
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 160
- Half-time
- 80
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 91/100
- Pop
- 55/100
- Length
- 2:41
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Dance Pop
- Label
- Warner Records
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBAYE2500605
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Illegal is a very fast dance pop track in G minor (6A) at 160 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Less groove-driven than 92% of PinkPantheress's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of PinkPantheress's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 86% of PinkPantheress's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 80% of PinkPantheress'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
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Illegal in?
Illegal by PinkPantheress is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Illegal?
Illegal runs at 160 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Illegal?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Illegal good for peak time?
With energy 91 out of 100 at 160 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 160 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 150-170 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 160 — 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 160 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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