Wasting My Time
30s preview
- Key
- 1B · B major
- BPM
- 125
- Open Key
- 6d
- Energy
- 41/100
- Pop
- 32/100
- Length
- 6:41
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Love, Light and Music
- Genre
- Deep House
- Label
- Music & Entertainment Solutions Hub: MESH
- Loudness
- -13.1 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.8 dB
- ISRC
- ZA61A1302982
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Wasting My Time - Abicah Soul Remixremix11A · 125
- Wasting My Time - Live Remixremix12A · 125
- Wasting My Time (Abicah Soul)original3B · 125
- Wasting My Time (Black Coffee Original Mix)original1B · 125
- Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Dub)version10A · 186
- Wasting My Time (Dan Ghenacia Remix - The Martinez Brothers Edit)remix9B · 124
At 125 BPM in B major (1B), Wasting My Time is a club-tempo deep house production. The feel is balanced in mood. It is vocal-led. 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 13 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 98% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- groovier than 94% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 94% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 90% of Zakes Bantwini's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 43%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 17%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Wasting My Time in?
Wasting My Time by Zakes Bantwini is in B major, or 1B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Wasting My Time?
Wasting My Time runs at 125 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Wasting My Time?
From 1B it blends harmonically with 2B, 1A, 12B. Moving to 2B lifts the energy a step.
Is Wasting My Time good for peak time?
With energy 41 out of 100 at 125 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
1B → 12B · 2B · 1AFrom 1B, 2B (F♯ major) lifts the energy a step; 1A (A♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 12B (E major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1B at 125 BPM: 2B (F♯ major) — move to 2B to push the floor harder; 1A (A♭ minor) — switch to 1A for a mood change without losing the groove; 12B (E major) — drop to 12B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-133 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 8B rather than 1B; below -5% it reads as 6B. With key lock on, it stays 1B across the whole range.
Programming: a warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 125 — 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 125 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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