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Time After Time

Break

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Key
9B · G major
BPM
172
Half-time
86
Open Key
2d
Energy
96/100
Pop
0/100
Length
4:55
Released
2010
Album
Resistance
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-4.6 dB
Dynamics
9.7 dB
ISRC
GBXJH1000013

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Time After Time: drum n bass, G major (9B), 172 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2010 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Break's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Low end:
more bass-heavy than 83% of Break's catalogue
Tempo:
slower than 76% of Break's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy96
Mood36Balanced
Groove57
Acoustic0
Instrumental71
Live39
Speech5

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
37%
Low
30-130 Hz
26%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
21%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
16%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Time After Time in?

Time After Time by Break is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Time After Time?

Time After Time runs at 172 BPM.

What mixes well with Time After Time?

From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.

Is Time After Time good for peak time?

With energy 96 out of 100 at 172 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

9B8B · 10B · 9A

From 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 9B

10BSimple Mix Upper
8BSimple Mix Downer
9ATonal Shift·
10ADiagonal Mix Upper
8ADiagonal Mix Downer
12ACompatible Tone·
11BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12BParallel Key Upper▲▲
6BParallel Key Downer▼▼
4BTritone Jump▲▲
1BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9B at 172 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 162-182 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 172 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 172 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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