Badboy
30s preview
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:43
- Released
- 2008
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.5 dB
- ISRC
- GB8KE1101973
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Badboy: drum n bass, B♭ minor (3A), 175 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Serum's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 93% of Serum's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 93% of Serum's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 90% of Serum's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Badboy in?
Badboy by Serum is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Badboy?
Badboy runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Badboy?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Badboy good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 175 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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