
Hold Me Closer
- 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
Other versions
- Hold Me Closer - Extended Mixversion3A · 124
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
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
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 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.
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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