The Drug
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 44/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:58
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -15.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBG4U1000005
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Drug is a club-tempo downtempo track in G major (9B) at 122 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 14 dB). A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Röyksopp's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 99% of Röyksopp's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 78% of Röyksopp's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 51%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 38%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 11%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 0%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Drug in?
The Drug by Röyksopp is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Drug?
The Drug runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with The Drug?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Drug good for peak time?
With energy 44 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 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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How to mix it
In 9B at 122 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%: 115-129 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: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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