Hold Me Back
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 96/100
- Pop
- 3/100
- Length
- 7:48
- Released
- 2014
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBTEZ1400730
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo tech house cut, Hold Me Back sits in D♭ major (3B) at 124 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. 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 2014 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 93% of Cristoph's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 88% of Cristoph's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 80% of Cristoph's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 37%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hold Me Back in?
Hold Me Back by Cristoph is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hold Me Back?
Hold Me Back runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hold Me Back?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hold Me Back good for peak time?
With energy 96 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 124 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%: 117-131 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 96/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
