Oiled Up
30s preview
- BPM
- 177
- Half-time
- 89
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:09
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- White Tail
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -5.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLCK41010264
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A drum n bass cut, Oiled Up sits in A major (11B) at 177 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 99% of The Upbeats's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- faster than 98% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 86% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 83% of The Upbeats's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 29%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Oiled Up in?
Oiled Up by The Upbeats is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Oiled Up?
Oiled Up runs at 177 BPM.
What mixes well with Oiled Up?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Oiled Up good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 177 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 177 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 166-188 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 177 — 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 177 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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