The City That Sleeps
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 171
- Half-time
- 86
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 38/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:18
- Released
- 2009
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 20.0 dB
- ISRC
- NZNV00900014
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
The City That Sleeps is a drum n bass track in A minor (8A) at 171 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 20 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of The Upbeats's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 97% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 89% of The Upbeats's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 89% of The Upbeats's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 32%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is The City That Sleeps in?
The City That Sleeps by The Upbeats is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is The City That Sleeps?
The City That Sleeps runs at 171 BPM.
What mixes well with The City That Sleeps?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is The City That Sleeps good for peak time?
With energy 38 out of 100 at 171 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 171 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 161-181 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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 171 — 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 171 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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