The Devil Is in the Details
30s preview
- BPM
- 200
- Half-time
- 100
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 42/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 3:22
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -14.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.7 dB
- ISRC
- USSM11103054
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A big beat cut, The Devil Is in the Details sits in F♯ major (2B) at 200 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 15 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 98% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 95% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 95% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 21%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 29%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Devil Is in the Details in?
The Devil Is in the Details by The Chemical Brothers is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Devil Is in the Details?
The Devil Is in the Details runs at 200 BPM.
What mixes well with The Devil Is in the Details?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Devil Is in the Details good for peak time?
With energy 42 out of 100 at 200 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 200 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 188-212 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 200 — 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 200 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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