Don’t Be Afraid
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 92/100
- Pop
- 16/100
- Length
- 3:39
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -7.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.1 dB
- ISRC
- USZ4V2100194
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Don’t Be Afraid is a club-tempo tech house track in F minor (4A) at 126 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). Hotter than 97% of Damian Lazarus's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 96% of Damian Lazarus's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 85% of Damian Lazarus's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 79% of Damian Lazarus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Don’t Be Afraid in?
Don’t Be Afraid by Damian Lazarus is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Don’t Be Afraid?
Don’t Be Afraid runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Don’t Be Afraid?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Don’t Be Afraid good for peak time?
With energy 92 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4A → 3A · 5A · 4BFrom 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4A at 126 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 92/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — 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 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
