Promises
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 144
- Half-time
- 72
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 4:17
- Released
- 2011
- Genre
- Dubstep
- Loudness
- -4.3 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71105544
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remixremix8A · 140
- Promises - Calvin Harris Remixremix8B · 130
At 144 BPM in A minor (8A), Promises is a driving up-tempo dubstep production. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Nero's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Energy:
- hotter than 80% of Nero's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 26%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 19%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Promises in?
Promises by Nero is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Promises?
Promises runs at 144 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Promises?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Promises good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 144 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 144 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 135-153 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 144 — 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 144 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
