Make It Hurt
30s preview
- Key
- 9B · G major
- BPM
- 148
- Half-time
- 74
- Open Key
- 2d
- Energy
- 94/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:45
- Released
- 2023
- Album
- Not Enough Distortion
- Genre
- Hard Techno
- Loudness
- -6.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 9.5 dB
- ISRC
- CA5KR2371018
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Make It Hurt is a fast hard techno track in G major (9B) at 148 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More bass-heavy than 96% of O.B.I.'s catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Energy:
- calmer than 93% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 85% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 76% of O.B.I.'s catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 40%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 25%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 15%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Make It Hurt in?
Make It Hurt by O.B.I. is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Make It Hurt?
Make It Hurt runs at 148 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Make It Hurt?
From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.
Is Make It Hurt good for peak time?
With energy 94 out of 100 at 148 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
9B → 8B · 10B · 9AFrom 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9B at 148 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 139-157 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 148 — 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 148 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
