Take Me Back
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 178
- Half-time
- 89
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 10/100
- Length
- 5:27
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -6.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 23.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBCJY0712205
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Take Me Back is a drum n bass track in C major (8B) at 178 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 24 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 97% of Nu:Tone's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 93% of Nu:Tone's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 84% of Nu:Tone's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 24%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 25%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Take Me Back in?
Take Me Back by Nu:Tone is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Take Me Back?
Take Me Back runs at 178 BPM.
What mixes well with Take Me Back?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Take Me Back good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 178 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 178 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 167-189 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 178 — 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 178 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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