Bad Monday
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 5:39
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -10.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.4 dB
- ISRC
- FR96X2131416
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Bad Monday sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 174 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The timbre leans dark. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). Brighter than 96% of S.P.Y's catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 79% of S.P.Y's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Bad Monday in?
Bad Monday by S.P.Y is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Bad Monday?
Bad Monday runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Bad Monday?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Bad Monday good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 174 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 174 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%: 164-184 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 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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