Turn Back Time
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 8/100
- Length
- 5:07
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Torus
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Label
- Virgin EMI Records
- Loudness
- -7.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71305651
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Turn Back Timeoriginal1A · 128
- Turn Back Time - Bro Safari & Etc! Etc! Remixremix1A · 140
- Turn Back Time - Metrik Remixremix12A · 174
- Turn Back Time - Special Request Remixremix1B · 140
Turn Back Time runs 128 BPM in D♭ major (3B), a peak-time tempo drum n bass record. It is vocal-led. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 96% of Sub Focus's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 94% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 92% of Sub Focus's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 89% of Sub Focus's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 28%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 25%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Turn Back Time in?
Turn Back Time by Sub Focus is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Turn Back Time?
Turn Back Time runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Turn Back Time?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Turn Back Time good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 128 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — 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 128 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
