Tough Love
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:49
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Time Goes by EP
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -9.3 dB
- ISRC
- ES71G1741682
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Tough Loveoriginal1A · 122
Tough Love: club-tempo progressive house, A♭ minor (1A), 122 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Marcus Schössow's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 97% of Marcus Schössow's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 87% of Marcus Schössow's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 82% of Marcus Schössow's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 44%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 6%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Tough Love in?
Tough Love by Marcus Schössow is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Tough Love?
Tough Love runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Tough Love?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Tough Love good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 122 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
