Take It Up
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 174
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 70/100
- Pop
- 9/100
- Length
- 3:51
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Drum N Bass
- Loudness
- -7.7 dB
- ISRC
- GBZA41800079
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Take It Up (with Sub Focus)original8A · 174
- Take It Up - GotSome Remixremix8A · 124
- Take It Up (extended mix)version8A · 174
- Take It Up - Unorthodox Remixremix7B · 123
Take It Up is a drum n bass track in A minor (8A) at 174 BPM. It reads as punchy, neutral in mood. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. It is vocal-led. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 93% of Wilkinson's catalogue. In a set it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Energy:
- calmer than 87% of Wilkinson's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 84% of Wilkinson's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 75% of Wilkinson's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Take It Up in?
Take It Up by Wilkinson is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Take It Up?
Take It Up runs at 174 BPM.
What mixes well with Take It Up?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Take It Up good for peak time?
With energy 70 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 174 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A 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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