Sex, Love & Water
30s preview
- BPM
- 109
- Open Key
- 5m
- Energy
- 66/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 3:18
- Released
- 2019
- Album
- Balance
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -6.9 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.3 dB
- ISRC
- NLF711800857
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sex, Love & Water - Mark Sixma Remixremix12A · 128
- Sex, Love & Water - DRYM Remixremix12A · 138
- Sex, Love & Water - Sunnery James & Ryan Marciano Remixremix5A · 127
- Sex, Love & Water (Mix Cut) - Club Mixversion1A · 132
- Sex, Love & Water - Melosense Remixremix11A · 113
Sex, Love & Water is a mid-tempo house track in D♭ minor (12A) at 109 BPM. It reads as bright and euphoric. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. It is vocal-led. 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). Groovier than 99% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 96% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 95% of Armin van Buuren's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sex, Love & Water in?
Sex, Love & Water by Armin van Buuren is in D♭ minor, or 12A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sex, Love & Water?
Sex, Love & Water runs at 109 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Sex, Love & Water?
From 12A it blends harmonically with 1A, 12B, 11A. Moving to 1A lifts the energy a step.
Is Sex, Love & Water good for peak time?
With energy 66 out of 100 at 109 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
12A → 11A · 1A · 12BFrom 12A, 1A (A♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 12B (E major) brightens to the relative major; 11A (F♯ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 12A at 109 BPM: 1A (A♭ minor) — move to 1A to push the floor harder; 12B (E major) — switch to 12B for a mood change without losing the groove; 11A (F♯ minor) — drop to 11A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 102-116 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 7A rather than 12A; below -5% it reads as 5A. With key lock on, it stays 12A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 109 — 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 109 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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