Falling Down Stairs by Ed Rush cover art

Falling Down Stairs

Ed Rush

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Key
9B · G major
BPM
174
Half-time
87
Open Key
2d
Energy
88/100
Pop
0/100
Length
5:12
Released
2015
Album
No Cure
Genre
Drum N Bass
Loudness
-3.4 dB
Dynamics
11.1 dB
ISRC
GBTKW1401304

Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026

A drum n bass cut, Falling Down Stairs sits in G major (9B) at 174 BPM. It reads as dark and driving. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master is loud and heavily compressed. 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 Ed Rush's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.

Groove:
groovier than 80% of Ed Rush's catalogue
Low end:
more bass-heavy than 77% of Ed Rush's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy88
Mood28Dark
Groove65
Acoustic0
Instrumental56
Live7
Speech14

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
33%
Low
30-130 Hz
27%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
22%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
18%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is Falling Down Stairs in?

Falling Down Stairs by Ed Rush is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is Falling Down Stairs?

Falling Down Stairs runs at 174 BPM.

What mixes well with Falling Down Stairs?

From 9B it blends harmonically with 10B, 9A, 8B. Moving to 10B lifts the energy a step.

Is Falling Down Stairs good for peak time?

With energy 88 out of 100 at 174 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.

Mixes harmonically

9B8B · 10B · 9A

From 9B, 10B (D major) lifts the energy a step; 9A (E minor) settles into the relative minor; 8B (C major) cools the energy down a step.

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Every move from 9B

10BSimple Mix Upper
8BSimple Mix Downer
9ATonal Shift·
10ADiagonal Mix Upper
8ADiagonal Mix Downer
12ACompatible Tone·
11BHigh Energy Boost▲▲▲
7BHigh Energy Drain▼▼▼
12BParallel Key Upper▲▲
6BParallel Key Downer▼▼
4BTritone Jump▲▲
1BRelated Keyrisky

How to mix it

In 9B at 174 BPM: 10B (D major) — move to 10B to push the floor harder; 9A (E minor) — switch to 9A for a mood change without losing the groove; 8B (C major) — drop to 8B 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B 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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