Pistol Whip
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:50
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.4 dB
- ISRC
- GBBZH1100060
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in B major (1B), Pistol Whip is a drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Wilkinson's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 91% of Wilkinson's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 86% of Wilkinson's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Wilkinson's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Pistol Whip in?
Pistol Whip by Wilkinson is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Pistol Whip?
Pistol Whip runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Pistol Whip?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Pistol Whip good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 174 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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