Why Give Up Before We Try (extended mix)
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 6/100
- Length
- 6:19
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA1800783
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo techno cut, Why Give Up Before We Try (extended mix) sits in F minor (4A) at 123 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. 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. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 93% of Dosem's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 80% of Dosem's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 78% of Dosem's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 13%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Why Give Up Before We Try (extended mix) in?
Why Give Up Before We Try (extended mix) by Dosem is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Why Give Up Before We Try (extended mix)?
Why Give Up Before We Try (extended mix) runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Why Give Up Before We Try (extended mix)?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Why Give Up Before We Try (extended mix) good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
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 123 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%: 116-130 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 mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
