Hands
30s preview
- Key
- 5A · C minor
- BPM
- 90
- Double-time
- 180
- Open Key
- 10m
- Energy
- 32/100
- Pop
- 27/100
- Length
- 3:24
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -11.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.3 dB
- ISRC
- NLQ882100082
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 90 BPM in C minor (5A), Hands is a slow-groove tempo trance production. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. Better known than 96% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 95% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 95% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 91% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 32%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 10%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hands in?
Hands by Ferry Corsten is in C minor, or 5A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hands?
Hands runs at 90 BPM, a slow-groove tempo track.
What mixes well with Hands?
From 5A it blends harmonically with 6A, 5B, 4A. Moving to 6A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hands good for peak time?
With energy 32 out of 100 at 90 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
5A → 4A · 6A · 5BFrom 5A, 6A (G minor) lifts the energy a step; 5B (E♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 4A (F minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 5A at 90 BPM: 6A (G minor) — move to 6A to push the floor harder; 5B (E♭ major) — switch to 5B for a mood change without losing the groove; 4A (F minor) — drop to 4A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 85-95 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 12A rather than 5A; below -5% it reads as 10A. With key lock on, it stays 5A across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 90 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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