Playing With My Heart
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 6:43
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -4.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBJAJ1801768
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo tech house cut, Playing With My Heart sits in C major (8B) at 125 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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 2018 production that still circulates in sets. More bass-heavy than 96% of Danny Howard's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 89% of Danny Howard's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 85% of Danny Howard's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 77% of Danny Howard's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Playing With My Heart in?
Playing With My Heart by Danny Howard is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Playing With My Heart?
Playing With My Heart runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Playing With My Heart?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Playing With My Heart good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 125 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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