Surface to Air
- BPM
- 141
- Half-time
- 71
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 6:33
- Released
- 2004
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA0500790
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A driving up-tempo big beat cut, Surface to Air sits in D major (10B) at 141 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2004 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 87% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Surface to Air in?
Surface to Air by The Chemical Brothers is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Surface to Air?
Surface to Air runs at 141 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Surface to Air?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Surface to Air good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 141 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 141 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 133-149 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 141 — 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 141 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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