Better Than This (extended mix)
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 20/100
- Length
- 5:46
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -6.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.3 dB
- ISRC
- AUDCB1701778
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Better Than Thisoriginal8A · 125
Against the original (8A at 125 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 8A to 8B.
At 125 BPM in C major (8B), Better Than This (extended mix) is a club-tempo house production. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). More treble-tilted than 91% of John Summit's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- calmer than 90% of John Summit's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 85% of John Summit's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Better Than This (extended mix) in?
Better Than This (extended mix) by John Summit is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Better Than This (extended mix)?
Better Than This (extended mix) runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Better Than This (extended mix)?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Better Than This (extended mix) good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 125 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
