Work Me Goddamit
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 62/100
- Pop
- 18/100
- Length
- 6:17
- Released
- 1996
- Album
- Old Skool Junkies
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -9.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.2 dB
- ISRC
- USRK31400084
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Work Me Goddamit (Original) - REMASTERoriginal3B · 120
- Work Me Goddamit - Remixremix9B · 125
- Work Me Goddamit - Johnick Editversion3B · 120
- Work Me Goddamit - Original Mixoriginal3B · 120
- Work Me Goddamitoriginal3B · 120
Work Me Goddamit: club-tempo house, D♭ major (3B), 120 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 1996 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 99% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 93% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 90% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 84% of Armand Van Helden's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Work Me Goddamit in?
Work Me Goddamit by Armand Van Helden is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Work Me Goddamit?
Work Me Goddamit runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Work Me Goddamit?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Work Me Goddamit good for peak time?
With energy 62 out of 100 at 120 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 120 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%: 113-127 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 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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