Back To '89
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 13/100
- Length
- 4:40
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.5 dB
- ISRC
- GBPQS2400436
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Back To '89: peak-time tempo house, A minor (8A), 127 BPM. The groove is strong and floor-ready. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. Groovier than 94% of Kevin McKay's catalogue.
- Tempo:
- faster than 81% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 76% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Back To '89 in?
Back To '89 by Kevin McKay is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Back To '89?
Back To '89 runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Back To '89?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Back To '89 good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 127 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 85/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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