Stay Close
30s preview
- BPM
- 98
- Double-time
- 196
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 37/100
- Pop
- 12/100
- Length
- 3:01
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Scars
- Genre
- House
- Label
- XL Recordings
- Loudness
- -11.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBBKS0900357
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Stay Close is a slow-groove tempo house track in F♯ major (2B) at 98 BPM. It reads as subdued and even. 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 real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 96% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 96% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 90% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 86% of Basement Jaxx's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Stay Close in?
Stay Close by Basement Jaxx is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Stay Close?
Stay Close runs at 98 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Stay Close?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is Stay Close good for peak time?
With energy 37 out of 100 at 98 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.
How to mix it
In 2B at 98 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%: 92-104 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 98 — 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 98 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
