Happy Hardcore Still Works
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 60/100
- Pop
- 1/100
- Length
- 5:33
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -10.7 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711204748
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Happy Hardcore Still Works - Original Mixoriginal3B · 123
Happy Hardcore Still Works: club-tempo progressive house, D♭ major (3B), 121 BPM. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Happy Hardcore Still Works in?
Happy Hardcore Still Works by 16BL is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Happy Hardcore Still Works?
Happy Hardcore Still Works runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Happy Hardcore Still Works?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Happy Hardcore Still Works good for peak time?
With energy 60 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 121 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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