The Fear
30s preview
- BPM
- 158
- Half-time
- 79
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:02
- Released
- 2010
- Genre
- Synth Pop
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBG4U1000007
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Fear: fast synth pop, D major (10B), 158 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. 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 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Röyksopp's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 97% of Röyksopp's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Fear in?
The Fear by Röyksopp is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Fear?
The Fear runs at 158 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with The Fear?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Fear good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 158 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 158 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 149-167 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 158 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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