Holding On
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 87
- Double-time
- 174
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 44/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:47
- Released
- 2005
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -11.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.1 dB
- ISRC
- NLB770300106
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Holding On - Above & Beyond Remixremix9A · 136
- Holding On - Ferry's Flashover Mixoriginal11B · 135
- Holding On - Luke Chable's Big Room Mixoriginal9A · 131
- Holding On - Sassot & David Con G Remixremix9B · 136
Holding On runs 87 BPM in G major (9B), a downtempo trance record. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2005 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- slower than 96% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 80% of Ferry Corsten's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Holding On in?
Holding On by Ferry Corsten is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Holding On?
Holding On runs at 87 BPM, a downtempo track.
What mixes well with Holding On?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Holding On good for peak time?
With energy 44 out of 100 at 87 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 87 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 82-92 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B 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 87 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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