The Boxer
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 97
- Double-time
- 194
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 9:44
- Released
- 2004
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -5.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA0500348
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The Boxer is a slow-groove tempo big beat track in G major (9B) at 97 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2004 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 97% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 95% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 86% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 32%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Boxer in?
The Boxer by The Chemical Brothers is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Boxer?
The Boxer runs at 97 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with The Boxer?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Boxer good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 97 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 97 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%: 91-103 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 97 — 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 97 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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