Don't Hold Back - Original Mix
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 85/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 4:54
- Released
- 2016
- Album
- Don't Hold Back
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.1 dB
- ISRC
- USMKQ1600051
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Don't Hold Back - Original Mix runs 124 BPM in B♭ minor (3A), a club-tempo house record. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. 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. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2016 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 81% of Todd Terry's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Tempo:
- slower than 80% of Todd Terry's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 34%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 17%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Don't Hold Back - Original Mix in?
Don't Hold Back - Original Mix by Todd Terry is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Don't Hold Back - Original Mix?
Don't Hold Back - Original Mix runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Don't Hold Back - Original Mix?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is Don't Hold Back - Original Mix good for peak time?
With energy 85 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
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How to mix it
In 3A at 124 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 85/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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