When I Needed U (Promises) by Hedex cover art

When I Needed U (Promises)

Hedex

Key
11B · A major
BPM
175
Half-time
88
Open Key
4d
Energy
97/100
Pop
0/100
Length
3:19
Released
2025
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-0.7 dB
ISRC
GB2LD2520484

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

A drum n bass cut, When I Needed U (Promises) sits in A major (11B) at 175 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More underground than 99% of Hedex's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Groove:
less groove-driven than 84% of Hedex's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 82% of Hedex's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy97
Mood26Dark
Groove55
Acoustic3
Instrumental54
Live20
Speech13

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is When I Needed U (Promises) in?

When I Needed U (Promises) by Hedex is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is When I Needed U (Promises)?

When I Needed U (Promises) runs at 175 BPM.

What mixes well with When I Needed U (Promises)?

From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.

Is When I Needed U (Promises) good for peak time?

With energy 97 out of 100 at 175 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

11B10B · 12B · 11A

From 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 11B

12BSimple Mix Upper
10BSimple Mix Downer
11ATonal Shift·
12ADiagonal Mix Upper
10ADiagonal Mix Downer
2ACompatible Tone·
1BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
9BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
2BParallel Key Upper▲▲
8BParallel Key Downer▼▼
6BTritone Jump▲▲
3BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 11B at 175 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 164-186 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 175 — 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 175 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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