My Old Friend
30s preview
- BPM
- 126
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 67/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 8:21
- Released
- 1999
- Album
- My Old Friend / We Can
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -12.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 14.0 dB
- ISRC
- GBDGX9901001
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
My Old Friend: club-tempo deep house, F♯ minor (11A), 126 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 1999 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 86% of Kerri Chandler's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- calmer than 75% of Kerri Chandler's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is My Old Friend in?
My Old Friend by Kerri Chandler is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is My Old Friend?
My Old Friend runs at 126 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with My Old Friend?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is My Old Friend good for peak time?
With energy 67 out of 100 at 126 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 126 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 118-134 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 126 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
More deep house
![Sun of Sound [Plan B] - Vocal Mix by Kerri Chandler cover art](https://qzoszznbkkwwjtagnyok.supabase.co/storage/v1/object/public/dj-covers/bb58f90a6bba632acaf6.webp){kind=small}
More from Kerri Chandler
Full profile
Other recommendations
Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 126 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
Every insight on this page, for your own library.
Vibes runs this same analysis on the music you own: keys, energy and vibe for every track, organized into sets you can actually play.