Desire
30s preview
- Key
- 6A · G minor
- BPM
- 182
- Half-time
- 91
- Open Key
- 11m
- Energy
- 9/100
- Pop
- 5/100
- Length
- 3:14
- Released
- 2011
- Album
- Restless
- Genre
- Tech House
- Loudness
- -19.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 17.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEMI31100019
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Desireoriginal3A · 123
Desire: tech house, G minor (6A), 182 BPM. Tonally it lands brooding and low-slung. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is centred in the low-mids, warm and bass-forward. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 18 dB). A 2011 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 99% of Format:B's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Tempo:
- faster than 99% of Format:B's catalogue
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 99% of Format:B's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 99% of Format:B's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 39%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 27%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 1%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Desire in?
Desire by Format:B is in G minor, or 6A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Desire?
Desire runs at 182 BPM.
What mixes well with Desire?
From 6A it blends harmonically with 7A, 6B, 5A. Moving to 7A lifts the energy a step.
Is Desire good for peak time?
With energy 9 out of 100 at 182 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
6A → 5A · 7A · 6BFrom 6A, 7A (D minor) lifts the energy a step; 6B (B♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 5A (C minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 6A at 182 BPM: 7A (D minor) — move to 7A to push the floor harder; 6B (B♭ major) — switch to 6B for a mood change without losing the groove; 5A (C minor) — drop to 5A 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 1A rather than 6A; below -5% it reads as 11A. With key lock on, it stays 6A 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 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.
