Bad Boy Dub
30s preview
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 31/100
- Length
- 2:57
- Released
- 2023
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.6 dB
- ISRC
- FRX202367404
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Bad Boy Dub runs 87 BPM in D major (10B), a downtempo drum n bass record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Darker than 98% of S.P.Y's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 95% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 94% of S.P.Y's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 86% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Bad Boy Dub in?
Bad Boy Dub by S.P.Y is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Bad Boy Dub?
Bad Boy Dub runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Bad Boy Dub?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Bad Boy Dub good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
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 87 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%: 82-92 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: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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