Paranoid
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 52/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:26
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.4 dB
- ISRC
- USLZJ1719487
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Paranoid - Hozho Remixremix4B · 126
Paranoid runs 125 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), a club-tempo tech house record. Tonally it lands dark and steady. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Plastic Robots's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 87% of Plastic Robots's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 85% of Plastic Robots's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Paranoid in?
Paranoid by Plastic Robots is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Paranoid?
Paranoid runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Paranoid?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Paranoid good for peak time?
With energy 52 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 125 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
