Can't Give You Up by High Contrast cover art

Can't Give You Up

High Contrast

Key
12A · D♭ minor
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
5m
Energy
94/100
Pop
29/100
Length
5:18
Released
2023
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-2.5 dB
ISRC
GX5HV2300001

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

Can't Give You Up is a drum n bass track in D♭ minor (12A) at 174 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The master is loud and heavily compressed. Better known than 91% of High Contrast's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Tempo:
faster than 87% of High Contrast's catalogue
Brightness:
darker than 77% of High Contrast's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy94
Mood12Dark
Groove52
Acoustic1
Instrumental70
Live13
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Can't Give You Up in?

Can't Give You Up by High Contrast is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Can't Give You Up?

Can't Give You Up runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with Can't Give You Up?

From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.

Is Can't Give You Up good for peak time?

With energy 94 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

12A11A · 1A · 12B

From 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 12A

1ASimple Mix Upper
11ASimple Mix Downer
12BTonal Shift·
1BDiagonal Mix Upper
11BDiagonal Mix Downer
9BCompatible Tone·
2AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
10AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
3AParallel Key Upper▲▲
9AParallel Key Downer▼▼
7ATritone Jump▲▲
4ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 12A at 174 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.

Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 174 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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