Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit
- BPM
- 109
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:24
- Released
- 1997
- Album
- Block Rockin' Beats
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -5.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9710569
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Block Rockin' Beatsoriginal3A · 109
- Block Rockin' Beats - Single Versionoriginal3B · 109
- Block Rockin' Beats - Live At Lowlands Festival, 1997original3A · 109
- Block Rockin' Beats - The Micronauts Remixremix9B · 120
- Block Rockin' Beats - The Micronauts Bonus Beatsoriginal11A · 120
- Block Rockin' Beats - Don Diablo Remixremix3A · 123
Against the original (3A at 109 BPM), this version holds the same tempo in the same key.
Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit: mid-tempo big beat, B♭ minor (3A), 109 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 95% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit in?
Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit by The Chemical Brothers is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit?
Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit runs at 109 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Block Rockin' Beats - Radio Edit good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 109 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 109 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%: 102-116 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: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 109 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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