It Takes a Fool
30s preview
- BPM
- 114
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 51/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 6:45
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -14.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.4 dB
- ISRC
- DELV41600557
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
It Takes a Fool runs 114 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a mid-tempo deep house record. It reads as dark and steady. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. Vocals read as instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 93% of Fritz Kalkbrenner's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 82% of Fritz Kalkbrenner's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 78% of Fritz Kalkbrenner's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 45%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 8%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is It Takes a Fool in?
It Takes a Fool by Fritz Kalkbrenner is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is It Takes a Fool?
It Takes a Fool runs at 114 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with It Takes a Fool?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is It Takes a Fool good for peak time?
With energy 51 out of 100 at 114 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 114 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 107-121 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 114 — 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 114 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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