Music:Response
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 109
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 38/100
- Length
- 5:20
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- Surrender
- Genre
- Breakbeat
- Label
- Freestyle Dust
- Loudness
- -5.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9900295
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Music:Response - Futureshock Stripped Responseoriginal11A · 128
- Music:Response - Radio Editversion9B · 109
- Music:Responseoriginal10A · 128
- Music:Response - Gentleman Thief Mixoriginal2B · 132
Music:Response runs 109 BPM in G major (9B), a mid-tempo breakbeat record. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 92% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Music:Response in?
Music:Response by The Chemical Brothers is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Music:Response?
Music:Response runs at 109 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Music:Response?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Music:Response good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 109 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 109 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%: 102-116 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 109 — 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 109 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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