Something Was Real
- BPM
- 182
- Half-time
- 91
- Open Key
- 6m
- Energy
- 56/100
- Pop
- 54/100
- Length
- 3:43
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Label
- Anjunadeep
- Loudness
- -13.3 dB
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Something Was Realoriginal1A · 182
Something Was Real runs 182 BPM in A♭ minor (1A), a downtempo record. Tonally it lands bright and easy. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Eli & Fur's catalogue. For programming, treat it as an opener or closing-set piece.
- Reach:
- better known than 98% of Eli & Fur's catalogue
- Brightness:
- brighter than 92% of Eli & Fur's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 84% of Eli & Fur's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Something Was Real in?
Something Was Real by Eli & Fur is in A♭ minor, or 1A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Something Was Real?
Something Was Real runs at 182 BPM.
What mixes well with Something Was Real?
From 1A it blends harmonically with 2A, 1B, 12A. Moving to 2A lifts the energy a step.
Is Something Was Real good for peak time?
With energy 56 out of 100 at 182 BPM, it works best as an opener or closing-set piece.
Mixes harmonically
1A → 12A · 2A · 1BFrom 1A, 2A (E♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 1B (B major) brightens to the relative major; 12A (D♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 1A at 182 BPM: 2A (E♭ minor) — move to 2A to push the floor harder; 1B (B major) — switch to 1B for a mood change without losing the groove; 12A (D♭ minor) — drop to 12A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 171-193 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 8A rather than 1A; below -5% it reads as 6A. With key lock on, it stays 1A across the whole range.
Programming: an opener or closing-set piece.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 182 — 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 182 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
