Chico's Groove - Mix 2
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- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 98
- Double-time
- 196
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 4:03
- Released
- 1995
- Album
- Life Is Sweet
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9500254
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Chico's Grooveoriginal8B · 98
Chico's Groove - Mix 2 runs 98 BPM in G major (9B), a slow-groove tempo big beat record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 1995 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 94% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue.
- Groove:
- groovier than 92% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Chico's Groove - Mix 2 in?
Chico's Groove - Mix 2 by The Chemical Brothers is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Chico's Groove - Mix 2?
Chico's Groove - Mix 2 runs at 98 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Chico's Groove - Mix 2?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Chico's Groove - Mix 2 good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 98 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 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.
How to mix it
In 9B at 98 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%: 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 98 — 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 98 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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