Hard Werq
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 4/100
- Length
- 7:41
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- House
- Label
- Defected
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBCPZ1206471
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hard Werq is a club-tempo house track in D♭ major (3B) at 123 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. More treble-tilted than 95% of Nathan Barato's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 93% of Nathan Barato's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 93% of Nathan Barato's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 83% of Nathan Barato's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hard Werq in?
Hard Werq by Nathan Barato is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hard Werq?
Hard Werq runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hard Werq?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hard Werq good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 123 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
