Breathe This Air
30s preview
- BPM
- 129
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 61/100
- Pop
- 23/100
- Length
- 4:08
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Synth Pop
- Label
- Domino
- Loudness
- -9.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCEL1300414
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Breathe This Air - Remaster 2023original3B · 129
- Breathe This Air - Asleep Versionoriginal3B · 100
- Breathe This Airoriginal3B · 129
Breathe This Air runs 129 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a peak-time tempo synth pop record. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 98% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 82% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 77% of Jon Hopkins's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Breathe This Air in?
Breathe This Air by Jon Hopkins is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Breathe This Air?
Breathe This Air runs at 129 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Breathe This Air?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Breathe This Air good for peak time?
With energy 61 out of 100 at 129 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 3B at 129 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 121-137 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 129 — 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 129 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
