Hold Your Ground
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 50/100
- Length
- 3:24
- Released
- 2022
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -4.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM72200838
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hold Your Ground: downtempo drum n bass, A♭ minor (1A), 87 BPM. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Slower than 94% of Chase & Status's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 92% of Chase & Status's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of Chase & Status's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 78% of Chase & Status's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Hold Your Ground in?
Hold Your Ground by Chase & Status is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hold Your Ground?
Hold Your Ground runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Hold Your Ground?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hold Your Ground good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 87 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 87 — 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 87 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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