Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remix
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 140
- Half-time
- 70
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 82/100
- Pop
- 55/100
- Length
- 4:29
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Welcome Reality +
- Genre
- Dubstep
- Label
- More Than Alot Records
- Loudness
- -3.4 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71105613
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Promisesoriginal8A · 144
- Promises - Calvin Harris Remixremix8B · 130
Against the original (8A at 144 BPM), this version runs 4 BPM slower in the same key.
Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remix is a driving up-tempo dubstep track in A minor (8A) at 140 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 99% of Nero's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remix in?
Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remix by Nero is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remix?
Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remix runs at 140 BPM, a driving up-tempo track.
What mixes well with Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remix?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Promises - Skrillex & Nero Remix good for peak time?
With energy 82 out of 100 at 140 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
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 140 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%: 132-148 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 peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 82/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 140 — 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 140 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
