Escape
- BPM
- 121
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 6:57
- Released
- 2022
- Album
- Timeline
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Label
- Audio Drive Digital
- Loudness
- -7.4 dB
- ISRC
- MEA042200004
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 121 BPM in F♯ minor (11A), Escape is a club-tempo progressive house production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More underground than 99% of Michael A's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- brighter than 88% of Michael A's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 80% of Michael A's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 78% of Michael A's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 39%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Escape in?
Escape by Michael A is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Escape?
Escape runs at 121 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Escape?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Escape good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 121 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 121 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 114-128 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 121 — 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 121 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
