Hold Me Closer
30s preview
- Key
- 7A · D minor
- BPM
- 123
- Open Key
- 12m
- Energy
- 90/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 5:52
- Released
- 2021
- Genre
- Progressive House
- Loudness
- -7.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.3 dB
- ISRC
- GBEWA2100079
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Hold Me Closer: club-tempo progressive house, D minor (7A), 123 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. More bass-heavy than 97% of Sultan + Shepard's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Brightness:
- darker than 88% of Sultan + Shepard's catalogue
- Groove:
- groovier than 84% of Sultan + Shepard's catalogue
- Energy:
- hotter than 81% of Sultan + Shepard's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 11%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hold Me Closer in?
Hold Me Closer by Sultan + Shepard is in D minor, or 7A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hold Me Closer?
Hold Me Closer runs at 123 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hold Me Closer?
From 7A it blends harmonically with 8A, 7B, 6A. Moving to 8A lifts the energy a step.
Is Hold Me Closer good for peak time?
With energy 90 out of 100 at 123 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
7A → 6A · 8A · 7BFrom 7A, 8A (A minor) lifts the energy a step; 7B (F major) brightens to the relative major; 6A (G minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 7A at 123 BPM: 8A (A minor) — move to 8A to push the floor harder; 7B (F major) — switch to 7B for a mood change without losing the groove; 6A (G minor) — drop to 6A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 116-130 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 2A rather than 7A; below -5% it reads as 12A. With key lock on, it stays 7A across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 123 — 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 123 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
