Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is?
30s preview
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 68/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 6:54
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBTDG1301507
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 127 BPM in D♭ minor (12A), Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is? is a peak-time tempo progressive house production. 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 15 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 84% of Spencer Brown's catalogue.
- Brightness:
- darker than 83% of Spencer Brown's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 82% of Spencer Brown's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is? in?
Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is? by Spencer Brown is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is??
Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is? runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is??
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Does Anybody Really Know What Time Is? good for peak time?
With energy 68 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 127 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
