These Beats Are Made For Breakin'
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:49
- Released
- 1997
- Album
- Elektrobank
- Genre
- Big Beat
- Loudness
- -3.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBAAA9710630
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
These Beats Are Made For Breakin' runs 123 BPM in G major (9B), a club-tempo big beat record. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 82% of The Chemical Brothers's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is These Beats Are Made For Breakin' in?
These Beats Are Made For Breakin' by The Chemical Brothers is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is These Beats Are Made For Breakin'?
These Beats Are Made For Breakin' runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with These Beats Are Made For Breakin'?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is These Beats Are Made For Breakin' good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 123 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 123 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%: 116-130 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 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More big beat
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Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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