Playing House
30s preview
- Key
- 7B · F major
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 12d
- Energy
- 71/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 5:34
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -2.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBEFR1308425
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Playing House runs 124 BPM in F major (7B), a club-tempo house record. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. The groove is strong and floor-ready. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 89% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Playing House in?
Playing House by Armand Van Helden is in F major, or 7B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Playing House?
Playing House runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Playing House?
From 7B it blends harmonically with 8B, 7A, 6B. Moving to 8B lifts the energy a step.
Is Playing House good for peak time?
With energy 71 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
7B → 6B · 8B · 7AFrom 7B, 8B (C major) lifts the energy a step; 7A (D minor) settles into the relative minor; 6B (B♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7B at 124 BPM: 8B (C major) — move to 8B to push the floor harder; 7A (D minor) — switch to 7A for a mood change without losing the groove; 6B (B♭ major) — drop to 6B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 2B rather than 7B; below -5% it reads as 12B. With key lock on, it stays 7B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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