Keep My Composure
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 100
- Double-time
- 200
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:44
- Released
- 2008
- Album
- Brotherhood (Deluxe)
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -4.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA0800542
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Keep My Composure is a slow-groove tempo big beat track in B major (1B) at 100 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2008 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 93% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 80% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Keep My Composure in?
Keep My Composure by The Chemical Brothers is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Keep My Composure?
Keep My Composure runs at 100 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Keep My Composure?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Keep My Composure good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 100 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 100 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 94-106 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 100 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More big beat
More from The Chemical Brothers
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 100 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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