Fuck Up Beats
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 33/100
- Length
- 1:26
- Released
- 1995
- Album
- Exit Planet Dust
- Genre
- Breakbeat
- Label
- Virgin
- Loudness
- -12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9500251
- Explicit
- Yes
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 122 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Fuck Up Beats is a club-tempo breakbeat production. It reads as dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 1995 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 86% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Reach:
- better known than 82% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 76% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Fuck Up Beats in?
Fuck Up Beats by The Chemical Brothers is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Fuck Up Beats?
Fuck Up Beats runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Fuck Up Beats?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Fuck Up Beats good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 122 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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