What’s It Gonna Be
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 75/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 2:41
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -4.7 dB
- ISRC
- CYA112000412
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
What’s It Gonna Be: peak-time tempo trance, A minor (8A), 128 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Calmer than 84% of Tiësto's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 82% of Tiësto's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 78% of Tiësto's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is What’s It Gonna Be in?
What’s It Gonna Be by Tiësto is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is What’s It Gonna Be?
What’s It Gonna Be runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with What’s It Gonna Be?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is What’s It Gonna Be good for peak time?
With energy 75 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
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 128 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%: 120-136 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 floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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