Difficult to Love (radio edit)
30s preview
- Key
- 4A · F minor
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 9m
- Energy
- 53/100
- Pop
- 22/100
- Length
- 3:41
- Released
- 2017
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -8.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBKPL1781052
- Explicit
- Yes
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
A club-tempo house cut, Difficult to Love (radio edit) sits in F minor (4A) at 122 BPM. Tonally it lands bright and easy. The groove is strong and floor-ready. 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 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 98% of Elderbrook's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 91% of Elderbrook's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Difficult to Love (radio edit) in?
Difficult to Love (radio edit) by Elderbrook is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Difficult to Love (radio edit)?
Difficult to Love (radio edit) runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Difficult to Love (radio edit)?
From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.
Is Difficult to Love (radio edit) good for peak time?
With energy 53 out of 100 at 122 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 122 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%: 115-129 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 122 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
