Hold It Now
30s preview
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 4d
- Energy
- 97/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 7:07
- Released
- 2015
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -7.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.3 dB
- ISRC
- USMKQ1500041
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 122 BPM in A major (11B), Hold It Now is a club-tempo house production. It reads as 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 11 dB). A 2015 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Todd Terry's catalogue. In a set it works best as a floor-filler.
- Energy:
- hotter than 94% of Todd Terry's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 94% of Todd Terry's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 19%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Hold It Now in?
Hold It Now by Todd Terry is in A major, or 11B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Hold It Now?
Hold It Now runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Hold It Now?
From 11B it blends harmonically with 12B, 11A, 10B. Moving to 12B lifts the energy a step.
Is Hold It Now good for peak time?
With energy 97 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a floor-filler.
Mixes harmonically
11B → 10B · 12B · 11AFrom 11B, 12B (E major) lifts the energy a step; 11A (F♯ minor) settles into the relative minor; 10B (D major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11B at 122 BPM: 12B (E major) — move to 12B to push the floor harder; 11A (F♯ minor) — switch to 11A for a mood change without losing the groove; 10B (D major) — drop to 10B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 6B rather than 11B; below -5% it reads as 4B. With key lock on, it stays 11B across the whole range.
Programming: a floor-filler.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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