Paint It Black
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 175
- Half-time
- 88
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 24/100
- Length
- 5:02
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Sick Music Sampler 1
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY0915302
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Paint It Black sits in D minor (7A) at 175 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 93% of Sigma's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 92% of Sigma's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Sigma's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 83% of Sigma's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Paint It Black in?
Paint It Black by Sigma is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Paint It Black?
Paint It Black runs at 175 BPM.
What mixes well with Paint It Black?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Paint It Black good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 175 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A 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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