Hate Is Such a Strong Word
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- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 91
- Double-time
- 182
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 2:21
- Released
- 2005
- Album
- All the Saints Have Been Hung
- Genre
- Ambient
- Loudness
- -10.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.1 dB
- ISRC
- GB6SP0900063
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
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- Hate is Such A Strong Wordoriginal8B · 169
Hate Is Such a Strong Word is a slow-groove tempo ambient track in C major (8B) at 91 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. Spoken-word passages run through it. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2005 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 96% of Surgeon's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 89% of Surgeon's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 89% of Surgeon's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Surgeon's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 26%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 7%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hate Is Such a Strong Word in?
Hate Is Such a Strong Word by Surgeon is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hate Is Such a Strong Word?
Hate Is Such a Strong Word runs at 91 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Hate Is Such a Strong Word?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hate Is Such a Strong Word good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 91 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 91 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 86-96 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 91 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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