Don't Think
- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 6:11
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -16.7 dB
- ISRC
- GB1201200015
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Don't Think runs 130 BPM in E minor (9A), a peak-time tempo big beat record. The feel is dark and driving. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Don't Think in?
Don't Think by The Chemical Brothers is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Don't Think?
Don't Think runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Don't Think?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is Don't Think good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 130 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 80/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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