Second Thoughts
30s preview
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 74/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 7:14
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Talking to the Drums
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -9.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- ZA10C1100016
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo house cut, Second Thoughts sits in B♭ minor (3A) at 125 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 2011 production that still circulates in sets. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 15%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Second Thoughts in?
Second Thoughts by Black Motion is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Second Thoughts?
Second Thoughts runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Second Thoughts?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Second Thoughts good for peak time?
With energy 74 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 125 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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