True Lies
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:22
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -9.7 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
True Lies is a club-tempo tech house track in D♭ major (3B) at 123 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Sidney Charles's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Tempo:
- slower than 93% of Sidney Charles's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 85% of Sidney Charles's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 79% of Sidney Charles's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is True Lies in?
True Lies by Sidney Charles is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is True Lies?
True Lies runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with True Lies?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is True Lies good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 123 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
