Life Is Sweet
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 77/100
- Pop
- 36/100
- Length
- 6:34
- Released
- 1995
- Album
- Exit Planet Dust
- Genre
- Breakbeat
- Label
- Virgin
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9500256
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Life Is Sweet - Daft Punk Remixremix3B · 125
- Life Is Sweet - Editversion8B · 123
- Life Is Sweet - Remix 1remix11A · 159
- Life Is Sweet - Remix 2remix1B · 123
Life Is Sweet: club-tempo breakbeat, C major (8B), 124 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 1995 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 91% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Reach:
- better known than 89% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Life Is Sweet in?
Life Is Sweet by The Chemical Brothers is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Life Is Sweet?
Life Is Sweet runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Life Is Sweet?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Life Is Sweet good for peak time?
With energy 77 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 124 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%: 117-131 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: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 77/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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