Words (For Love) - Curves Headache Mix
- BPM
- 151
- Half-time
- 76
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 83/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:01
- Released
- 1997
- Album
- Words (Part 1)
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -10.5 dB
- ISRC
- DEW760900099
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Words - Jerome Isma-Ae Remixremix1B · 128
- Wordsoriginal3A · 140
- Words - DVD Main Studio Versionoriginal3A · 140
- Words - Curved Headcase Mixoriginal12A · 151
- Words (For Love)original4B · 140
- Words (For Love)original4B · 140
Words (For Love) - Curves Headache Mix: fast trance, D♭ minor (12A), 151 BPM. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 1997 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue. In a set it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 93% of Paul van Dyk's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Words (For Love) - Curves Headache Mix in?
Words (For Love) - Curves Headache Mix by Paul van Dyk is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Words (For Love) - Curves Headache Mix?
Words (For Love) - Curves Headache Mix runs at 151 BPM, a fast track.
What mixes well with Words (For Love) - Curves Headache Mix?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Words (For Love) - Curves Headache Mix good for peak time?
With energy 83 out of 100 at 151 BPM, it works best as a high-intensity peak cut.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 151 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 142-160 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a high-intensity peak cut.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 151 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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