It’s Time by Sub Focus cover art

It’s Time

Sub Focus

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Key
9B · G major
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
2d
Energy
90/100
Pop
33/100
Length
3:20
Released
2022
Genre
Drum N Bass
Label
EMI
Loudness
-1.5 dB
Dynamics
9.9 dB
ISRC
GBUM72202966

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

It’s Time runs 174 BPM in G major (9B), a drum n bass record. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More bass-heavy than 91% of Sub Focus's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Groove:
groovier than 86% of Sub Focus's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy90
Mood38Balanced
Groove67
Acoustic0
Instrumental44
Live14
Speech8

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
35%
Low
30-130 Hz
29%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
21%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
15%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is It’s Time in?

It’s Time by Sub Focus is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is It’s Time?

It’s Time runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with It’s Time?

From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.

Is It’s Time good for peak time?

With energy 90 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

9B8B · 10B · 9A

From 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 9B

10BSimple Mix Upper
8BSimple Mix Downer
9ATonal Shift·
10ADiagonal Mix Upper
8ADiagonal Mix Downer
12ACompatible Tone·
11BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12BParallel Key Upper▲▲
6BParallel Key Downer▼▼
4BTritone Jump▲▲
1BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9B at 174 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B 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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