Hold On to You
30s preview
- BPM
- 135
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 22/100
- Pop
- 17/100
- Length
- 4:40
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Progressive Trance
- Loudness
- -12.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2304400
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 135 BPM in F♯ major (2B), Hold On to You is a driving up-tempo progressive trance production. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 97% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 95% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 86% of Andrew Bayer's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 35%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hold On to You in?
Hold On to You by Andrew Bayer is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hold On to You?
Hold On to You runs at 135 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hold On to You?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hold On to You good for peak time?
With energy 22 out of 100 at 135 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 2B at 135 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 127-143 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 135 — 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 135 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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