Hold That Sucker Down - Instrumental Radio Edit
30s preview
- BPM
- 130
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:15
- Released
- 2009
- Album
- Hold That Sucker Down
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -8.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.0 dB
- ISRC
- NLF710903902
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Hold That Sucker Down - Charlotte de Witte Trance Remix Editremix10A · 133
- Hold That Sucker Down - Jerome Isma-Ae's 10 Year Anniversary Mixoriginal9A · 128
- Hold That Sucker Down (Sick Individuals vocal mix)original9B · 133
- Hold That Sucker Down - Vocal Mixoriginal9A · 130
- Hold That Sucker Down - Charlotte de Witte Rave Remix Editremix9B · 135
- Hold That Sucker Down - Charlotte de Witte Rave Remixremix9B · 135
Against the original (9A at 128 BPM), this version runs 2 BPM faster and moves the key from 9A to 10A.
Hold That Sucker Down - Instrumental Radio Edit runs 130 BPM in B minor (10A), a peak-time tempo progressive house record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2009 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Jerome Isma-Ae's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- faster than 91% of Jerome Isma-Ae's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 86% of Jerome Isma-Ae's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 81% of Jerome Isma-Ae's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 38%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hold That Sucker Down - Instrumental Radio Edit in?
Hold That Sucker Down - Instrumental Radio Edit by Jerome Isma-Ae is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hold That Sucker Down - Instrumental Radio Edit?
Hold That Sucker Down - Instrumental Radio Edit runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Hold That Sucker Down - Instrumental Radio Edit?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hold That Sucker Down - Instrumental Radio Edit good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 130 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 130 — 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 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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