Memphis Bells
30s preview
- BPM
- 144
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:29
- Released
- 2004
- Genre
- Breakbeat
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBBKS0461520
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A driving up-tempo breakbeat cut, Memphis Bells sits in D♭ major (3B) at 144 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2004 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Prodigy's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 91% of The Prodigy's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Memphis Bells in?
Memphis Bells by The Prodigy is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Memphis Bells?
Memphis Bells runs at 144 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Memphis Bells?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Memphis Bells good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 144 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 144 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 135-153 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 144 — 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 144 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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