When We Were Young
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 11d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:44
- Released
- 2007
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -8.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.7 dB
- ISRC
- DEKN60700056
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 120 BPM in B♭ major (6B), When We Were Young is a club-tempo tech house production. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 17 dB). A 2007 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Oliver Koletzki's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a floor-filler.
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 93% of Oliver Koletzki's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Oliver Koletzki's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 85% of Oliver Koletzki's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 22%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 20%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is When We Were Young in?
When We Were Young by Oliver Koletzki is in B♭ major, or 6B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is When We Were Young?
When We Were Young runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with When We Were Young?
From 6B it blends harmonically with 7B, 6A, 5B. Moving to 7B lifts the energy a step.
Is When We Were Young good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
6B → 5B · 7B · 6AFrom 6B, 7B (F major) lifts the energy a step; 6A (G minor) settles into the relative minor; 5B (E♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6B at 120 BPM: 7B (F major) — move to 7B to push the floor harder; 6A (G minor) — switch to 6A for a mood change without losing the groove; 5B (E♭ major) — drop to 5B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 1B rather than 6B; below -5% it reads as 11B. With key lock on, it stays 6B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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