Work!
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 24/100
- Released
- 2020
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -4.6 dB
- ISRC
- CA5KR2111070
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Work!: club-tempo house, C minor (5A), 124 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Better known than 89% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 84% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 84% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 78% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Work! in?
Work! by Armand Van Helden is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Work!?
Work! runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Work!?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Work! good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 124 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).
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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