Chico's Groove
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 98
- Double-time
- 196
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 33/100
- Length
- 4:49
- Released
- 1995
- Album
- Exit Planet Dust
- Genre
- Breakbeat
- Label
- Virgin
- Loudness
- -8.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9500253
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Chico's Groove - Mix 2original9B · 98
A slow-groove tempo breakbeat cut, Chico's Groove sits in C major (8B) at 98 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 1995 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 94% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue.
- Reach:
- better known than 82% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Chico's Groove in?
Chico's Groove by The Chemical Brothers is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Chico's Groove?
Chico's Groove runs at 98 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Chico's Groove?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Chico's Groove good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 98 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 98 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%: 92-104 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 98 — 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 98 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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