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The Wolf

Themba

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Key
4A · F minor
BPM
120
Open Key
9m
Energy
75/100
Pop
15/100
Length
6:58
Released
2019
Genre
African
Loudness
-13.9 dB
Dynamics
13.6 dB
ISRC
ZAZ161900001

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

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The Wolf runs 120 BPM in F minor (4A), a club-tempo african record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). Groovier than 94% of Themba's catalogue.

Tempo:
slower than 92% of Themba's catalogue
Brightness:
brighter than 89% of Themba's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy75
Mood51Balanced
Groove82
Acoustic1
Instrumental89
Live3
Speech6

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
37%
Low
30-130 Hz
30%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
20%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
13%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is The Wolf in?

The Wolf by Themba is in F minor, or 4A on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is The Wolf?

The Wolf runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.

What mixes well with The Wolf?

From 4A it blends harmonically with 5A, 4B, 3A. Moving to 5A lifts the energy a step.

Is The Wolf good for peak time?

With energy 75 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.

Mixes harmonically

4A3A · 5A · 4B

From 4A, 5A (C minor) lifts the energy a step; 4B (A♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 3A (B♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 4A

5ASimple Mix Upper
3ASimple Mix Downer
4BTonal Shift·
5BDiagonal Mix Upper
3BDiagonal Mix Downer
1BCompatible Tone·
6AHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
2AHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
7AParallel Key Upper▲▲
1AParallel Key Downer▼▼
11ATritone Jump▲▲
8ARelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 4A at 120 BPM: 5A (C minor) — move to 5A to push the floor harder; 4B (A♭ major) — switch to 4B for a mood change without losing the groove; 3A (B♭ minor) — drop to 3A to bring the room down gently.

Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 11A rather than 4A; below -5% it reads as 9A. With key lock on, it stays 4A across the whole range.

Programming: a floor-filler.

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 120 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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