Take It Back (To the Old School) (original mix)
- BPM
- 131
- Open Key
- 9d
- Energy
- 98/100
- Pop
- 53/100
- Length
- 3:34
- Released
- 2025
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- ISRC
- GXG4Y2500033
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Take It Back (To the Old School) (original mix) runs 131 BPM in A♭ major (4B), a peak-time tempo tech house record. It reads as bright and euphoric. Better known than 99% of Sidney Charles's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 98% of Sidney Charles's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 95% of Sidney Charles's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 92% of Sidney Charles's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Take It Back (To the Old School) (original mix) in?
Take It Back (To the Old School) (original mix) by Sidney Charles is in A♭ major, or 4B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Take It Back (To the Old School) (original mix)?
Take It Back (To the Old School) (original mix) runs at 131 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Take It Back (To the Old School) (original mix)?
From 4B it blends harmonically with 5B, 4A, 3B. Moving to 5B lifts the energy a step.
Is Take It Back (To the Old School) (original mix) good for peak time?
With energy 98 out of 100 at 131 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
4B → 3B · 5B · 4AFrom 4B, 5B (E♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 4A (F minor) settles into the relative minor; 3B (D♭ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 4B at 131 BPM: 5B (E♭ major) — move to 5B to push the floor harder; 4A (F minor) — switch to 4A for a mood change without losing the groove; 3B (D♭ major) — drop to 3B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 123-139 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 11B rather than 4B; below -5% it reads as 9B. With key lock on, it stays 4B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 98/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 131 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 131 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
