Rock the Boat
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 117
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 88/100
- Pop
- 18/100
- Length
- 3:32
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Uk Garage
- Loudness
- -4.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- QMDA72189848
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Rock the Boat runs 117 BPM in B major (1B), a mid-tempo uk garage record. It reads as bright and euphoric. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). More treble-tilted than 97% of Zed Bias's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 95% of Zed Bias's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 89% of Zed Bias's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 86% of Zed Bias's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Rock the Boat in?
Rock the Boat by Zed Bias is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Rock the Boat?
Rock the Boat runs at 117 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Rock the Boat?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Rock the Boat good for peak time?
With energy 88 out of 100 at 117 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 117 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%: 110-124 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: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 117 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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