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Breakn' a Sweat - Zedd Remix

Skrillex

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Key
9A · E minor
BPM
130
Open Key
2m
Energy
95/100
Pop
46/100
Length
5:31
Released
2012
Album
Breakn' A Sweat (Zedd Remix)
Genre
Electro House
Label
Big Beat
Loudness
-4.1 dB
Dynamics
10.2 dB
ISRC
USAT21200124

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

Breakn' a Sweat - Zedd Remix: peak-time tempo electro house, E minor (9A), 130 BPM. Tonally it lands punchy, neutral in mood. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Hotter than 84% of Skrillex's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy95
Mood42Balanced
Groove58
Acoustic1
Instrumental17
Live28
Speech7

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
32%
Low
30-130 Hz
28%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
23%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
17%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Breakn' a Sweat - Zedd Remix in?

Breakn' a Sweat - Zedd Remix by Skrillex is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Breakn' a Sweat - Zedd Remix?

Breakn' a Sweat - Zedd Remix runs at 130 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.

What mixes well with Breakn' a Sweat - Zedd Remix?

From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.

Is Breakn' a Sweat - Zedd Remix good for peak time?

With energy 95 out of 100 at 130 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Mixes harmonically

9A8A · 10A · 9B

From 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.

Every move from 9A

10ASimple Mix Upper
8ASimple Mix Downer
9BTonal Shift·
10BDiagonal Mix Upper
8BDiagonal Mix Downer
6BCompatible Tone·
11AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12AParallel Key Upper▲▲
6AParallel Key Downer▼▼
4ATritone Jump▲▲
1ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9A at 130 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 122-138 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 95/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 130 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 130 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.

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