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Chic

Chic is a disco and nu disco act working primarily in dance and electronic music styles. The project spans material from the late 1970s onward, drawing on the aesthetic and production approaches of classic disco while engaging with contemporary electronic production.

9 tracksNu Disco / Disco· 1977–2018
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Sound profile

EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal

Chic is a restrained with strong groove and a warm production artist.

This artistTypical Nu Disco / Disco
Signature sound

Unusually high warmth for Nu Disco / Disco.

↑warmth
How this compares to Nu Disco / Disco

Across 9 analysed tracks, Chic averages 32% energy — gentler than 88% of individual Nu Disco / Disco tracks — and 80% groove, straighter than 61%.

Measured against 7,651 Nu Disco / Disco tracks on 11 August 2026.

Key & BPM profile

Most tracks sit between 110–129 BPM with a median of 122 · predominantly minor keys (56% minor) · most common key: 8A (A Minor) with 5 tracks.

BPM spread
110–114
2
115–119
1
120–124
3
125–129
3
Key distribution
1A1B2A2B3A3B4A4B5A5B6A6B27A7B8A58B9A9B10A10B211A11B12A12B

Sound profile evolution

How Chic’s production has shifted across their catalog. The radar overlays earlier and recent eras as one shape, the year-by-year chart shows every metric move, and the tempo trend tracks the BPM migration against the typical Nu Disco / Disco tempo.

Sound profile shift
EnergyDriveGrooveBrightnessWarmthVocal
1977–1998·5 tracks
1999–2018·4 tracks
Year-by-year sound · scale 0–100
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Tempo migration · yearly average
This artistTypical Nu Disco / Disco
What changed

Across Chic's catalog, warmth has receded; energy has lifted; vocal content has increased.

Release volume by decade

4
1970s
1
1990s
1
2000s
3
2010s

Tracks in catalog

9 total · sortable
Good Times album art
Good Times
Chic
110 BPM · 10B · R&B · 20% Warm-up
R&B
110
10B · D maj
20%Warm-up
1979
Everybody Dance - LP Version album art
Everybody Dance - LP Version
Chic
129 BPM · 6B · Nu Disco / Disco · 15% Warm-up
Nu Disco / Disco
129
6B · B♭ maj
15%Warm-up
1978
Le Freak album art
Le Freak
Chic
116 BPM · 8A · Nu Disco / Disco · 24% Warm-up
Nu Disco / Disco
116
8A · A min
24%Warm-up
1994
Everybody Dance - 12" Mix album art
Everybody Dance - 12" Mix
Chic
128 BPM · 6B · R&B · 27% Warm-up
R&B
128
6B · B♭ maj
27%Warm-up
1977
I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) album art
I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster)
Chic
122 BPM · 8A · Nu Disco / Disco · 32% Warm-up
Nu Disco / Disco
122
8A · A min
32%Warm-up
2018
My Forbidden Lover - Dimitri From Paris Remix album art
My Forbidden Lover - Dimitri From Paris Remix
Chic
122 BPM · 10B · Nu Disco / Disco · 33% Warm-up
Nu Disco / Disco
122
10B · D maj
33%Warm-up
2018
Le Freak - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) album art
Le Freak - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster)
Chic
123 BPM · 8A · Nu Disco / Disco · 36% Sustainer
Nu Disco / Disco
123
8A · A min
36%Sustainer
2018
I Want Your Love album art
I Want Your Love
Chic
114 BPM · 8A · R&B · 27% Warm-up
R&B
114
8A · A min
27%Warm-up
1978
Le Freak - Oliver Helden's Extended Mix album art
Le Freak - Oliver Helden's Extended Mix
CHIC, Oliver Heldens
125 BPM · 8A · Future House · 73% Peak time
Future House
125
8A · A min
73%Peak time
2000

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Artists that mix with Chic

We scored every transition between Chic’s 9 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 51 catalogues clear the bar — a transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number you’ll see on any track page. The 8 with the widest margin over chance are below.

Chance is measured, not assumed: 0.573% of transitions between two randomly drawn tracks by different artists in this catalogue reach 80. Listed alphabetically — the set is reproducible, the order inside it is not.

C. Da Afro

27 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 4 different Chic tracks.

I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) → Congalicious · 8A → 7A · same BPM · 91 chemistry

Disco Incorporated

25 of the 279 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.6. They come from 3 different Chic tracks.

I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) → Freedom - Good Vibes Mix · 8A → 8A · +1 BPM · 87 chemistry

Hotmood

24 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 3 different Chic tracks.

I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) → Suave As The Wind - Extended Mix · 8A → 8A · −2 BPM · 88 chemistry

Ken@Work

35 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 5 different Chic tracks.

I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) → Groove Theory · 8A → 7A · −2 BPM · 88 chemistry

Kraak & Smaak

22 of the 360 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 2.1. They come from 4 different Chic tracks.

I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) → Alone with You (feat. Cleopold) · 8A → 8A · −4 BPM · 90 chemistry

Monsieur Van Pratt

26 of the 162 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 0.9. They come from 4 different Chic tracks.

Le Freak - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) → Stimulation - Disco Mix · 8A → 8A · same BPM · 93 chemistry

Shabi

21 of the 315 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 1.8. They come from 3 different Chic tracks.

I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) → Why It's So Good · 8A → 8A · −1 BPM · 89 chemistry

Yam Who?

21 of the 153 transitions between these catalogues reach 80 chemistry. Chance would give 0.9. They come from 3 different Chic tracks.

I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) → Summertime - Opolopo Remix · 8A → 7A · +1 BPM · 89 chemistry

Chemistry weighs harmonic, rhythmic, energy, groove, mood and vocal compatibility. Tempos are as analysed from the recording — where a genre is habitually detected an octave down, this is how we handle it. Different measurement from the audience-overlap list further down the page.

Related artists

Top 15 by similarity

DJs and producers closest to Chic by audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play. It’s a taste signal, not a measured key-and-tempo match: good for shortlisting crates when you’re prepping a set around Chic, then check the chemistry on the pair you actually mix. Eligible names link to their own page.

Sister Sledge
100%
12 tracks in catalog · Nu Disco / Disco
Kool & The Gang
50%
17 tracks in catalog · R&B
Change
46%
3 tracks in catalog · Indie Dance
Kc And The Sunshine Band
46%
Not in our catalog yet
Brothers Johnson
42%
Not in our catalog yet
A Taste Of Honey
36%
2 tracks in catalog · R&B · no artist page yet
The Trammps
35%
2 tracks in catalog · House · no artist page yet
Patrice Rushen
33%
5 tracks in catalog · Nu Disco / Disco
Shalamar
32%
1 track in catalog · Nu Disco / Disco · no artist page yet
Cheryl Lynn
32%
2 tracks in catalog · Nu Disco / Disco · no artist page yet
Tavares
32%
3 tracks in catalog · Dance
Donna Summer
32%
11 tracks in catalog · Nu Disco / Disco
Sylvester
31%
9 tracks in catalog · Nu Disco / Disco
Earth, Wind & Fire
31%
8 tracks in catalog · R&B
Ashford & Simpson
31%
1 track in catalog · Nu Disco / Disco · no artist page yet

Similarity data from Last.fm. BPM, key and energy on this page are measured from the recordings in our catalog.

FAQ

What BPM does Chic play at?+

Chic's tracks in our catalog range from 110 to 129 BPM, with a median of 122 BPM. Across 9 tracks, the most common range falls in the 120–125 BPM bucket.

What key are Chic's tracks in?+

Chic's tracks are mostly in minor keys (56% minor across 9 tracks). The most common single key is 8A (A Minor) with 5 tracks.

What artists mix well with Chic?+

We scored every transition between Chic's 9 analysed tracks and every track by 12,460 other artists. 51 catalogues clear the bar by more than chance would give, and C. Da Afro, Disco Incorporated, Hotmood are three of them — listed alphabetically, because the set is reproducible and the order inside it is not. A transition counts at 80 chemistry or above, the same number shown on a track page. One measured example: I Want Your Love - Dimitri From Paris Remix (2018 Remaster) into Congalicious, 8A to 7A, 91 chemistry.

Which artists share an audience with Chic?+

Chic sits closest to Sister Sledge, Kool & The Gang, Change in our catalog. That ranking is audience overlap — the artists their listeners also play — rather than a measured key-and-tempo match, so treat it as a shortlist worth digging through, not a promise that any two tracks will beatmatch. The full list, with track counts, is in the Related artists section above.

When was Chic most active?+

Our catalog has Chic releases spanning 1977 to 2018, with the most tracks from the 1970s.