Hold Me Closer by Kevin McKay cover art

Hold Me Closer

Kevin McKay

Key
3A · B♭ minor
BPM
124
Open Key
8m
Energy
94/100
Pop
0/100
Length
3:47
Released
2019
Genre
House
Loudness
-4.7 dB
ISRC
GBPQS1900122

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

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At 124 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), Hold Me Closer is a club-tempo house production. Tonally it lands bright and euphoric. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The master is loud and heavily compressed. More underground than 99% of Kevin McKay's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Energy:
hotter than 87% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
Tempo:
slower than 79% of Kevin McKay's catalogue
Groove:
groovier than 78% of Kevin McKay's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy94
Mood82Bright
Groove82
Acoustic0
Instrumental51
Live10
Speech4

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

FAQ

What key is Hold Me Closer in?

Hold Me Closer by Kevin McKay is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Hold Me Closer?

Hold Me Closer runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with Hold Me Closer?

From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.

Is Hold Me Closer good for peak time?

With energy 94 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

3A2A · 4A · 3B

From 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 3A

4ASimple Mix Upper
2ASimple Mix Downer
3BTonal Shift·
4BDiagonal Mix Upper
2BDiagonal Mix Downer
12BCompatible Tone·
5AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
1AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
6AParallel Key Upper▲▲
12AParallel Key Downer▼▼
10ATritone Jump▲▲
7ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 3A at 124 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 94/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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