Break It Down
30s preview
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 87/100
- Pop
- 31/100
- Length
- 3:27
- Released
- 2024
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -2.2 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.1 dB
- ISRC
- GB5KW2401533
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
At 174 BPM in E♭ minor (2A), Break It Down is a drum n bass production. It reads as dark and driving. It is vocal-led. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). Groovier than 91% of Wilkinson's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Wilkinson's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 30%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Break It Down in?
Break It Down by Wilkinson is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Break It Down?
Break It Down runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Break It Down?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is Break It Down good for peak time?
With energy 87 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 174 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 164-184 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 174 — 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 174 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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