The Sandman
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 100
- Double-time
- 200
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 20/100
- Pop
- 14/100
- Length
- 1:46
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -12.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 18.5 dB
- ISRC
- USSM11103058
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 100 BPM in B major (1B), The Sandman is a slow-groove tempo big beat production. It reads as brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. 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 19 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Brightness:
- darker than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 93% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 93% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 27%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 29%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The Sandman in?
The Sandman by The Chemical Brothers is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The Sandman?
The Sandman runs at 100 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with The Sandman?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is The Sandman good for peak time?
With energy 20 out of 100 at 100 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 100 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 94-106 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B 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 100 — 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 100 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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