Chemical Beats
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 99/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:04
- Released
- 2003
- Album
- Singles 93 - 03
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -3.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA0300502
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Chemical Beatsoriginal1A · 121
- Chemical Beats - Dave Clarke Remixremix1B · 121
At 121 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), Chemical Beats is a club-tempo big beat production. The feel is bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2003 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 95% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 94% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Chemical Beats in?
Chemical Beats by The Chemical Brothers is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Chemical Beats?
Chemical Beats runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Chemical Beats?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Chemical Beats good for peak time?
With energy 99 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 121 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More big beat
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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