How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal)
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 7d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 7/100
- Length
- 3:19
- Released
- 2016
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -3.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBD581500034
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- How Love Begins - Hardcore Will Never Die Editversion2B · 130
- How Love Begins - Club Mixversion2B · 130
- How Love Begins (Hardcore Will Never Die Edit)version2B · 130
- How Love Begins - Delta Heavy's 2003 Remixremix11A · 174
- How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal) [Hardcore Will Never Die Edit]version2B · 130
- How Love Begins - Diztortion Remixremix12A · 140
At 130 BPM in F♯ major (2B), How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal) is a peak-time tempo drum n bass production. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 92% of High Contrast's catalogue.
- Energy:
- hotter than 88% of High Contrast's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 78% of High Contrast's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal) in?
How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal) by High Contrast is in F♯ major, or 2B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal)?
How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal) runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal)?
From 2B it blends harmonically with 3B, 2A, 1B. Moving to 3B lifts the energy a step.
Is How Love Begins (feat. Dizzee Rascal) good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
2B → 1B · 3B · 2AFrom 2B, 3B (D♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 2A (E♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 1B (B major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2B at 130 BPM: 3B (D♭ major) — move to 3B to push the floor harder; 2A (E♭ minor) — switch to 2A for a mood change without losing the groove; 1B (B major) — drop to 1B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 9B rather than 2B; below -5% it reads as 7B. With key lock on, it stays 2B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 97/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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