Hey Now
30s preview
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 65/100
- Pop
- 51/100
- Length
- 3:59
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.5 dB
- ISRC
- DK4YA2112501
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hey Now is a club-tempo techno track in B♭ minor (3A) at 123 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). Better known than 99% of Nihil Young's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 99% of Nihil Young's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 89% of Nihil Young's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 88% of Nihil Young's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 21%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 29%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hey Now in?
Hey Now by Nihil Young is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hey Now?
Hey Now runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hey Now?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hey Now good for peak time?
With energy 65 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 123 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
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.
