Take One Step Back
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 3d
- Energy
- 34/100
- Pop
- 11/100
- Length
- 6:59
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Don't Wanna Go to War
- Genre
- Deep House
- Loudness
- -14.3 dB
- ISRC
- GB4PD0900111
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Take One Step Back is a club-tempo deep house track in D major (10B) at 120 BPM. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 97% of Madmotormiquel's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- groovier than 97% of Madmotormiquel's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 86% of Madmotormiquel's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Take One Step Back in?
Take One Step Back by Madmotormiquel is in D major, or 10B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Take One Step Back?
Take One Step Back runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Take One Step Back?
From 10B it blends harmonically with 11B, 10A, 9B. Moving to 11B lifts the energy a step.
Is Take One Step Back good for peak time?
With energy 34 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
10B → 9B · 11B · 10AFrom 10B, 11B (A major) lifts the energy a step; 10A (B minor) settles into the relative minor; 9B (G major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10B at 120 BPM: 11B (A major) — move to 11B to push the floor harder; 10A (B minor) — switch to 10A for a mood change without losing the groove; 9B (G major) — drop to 9B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 5B rather than 10B; below -5% it reads as 3B. With key lock on, it stays 10B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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