Winter Kills Me - Paul Oakenfold Remix
30s preview
- BPM
- 128
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 80/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:56
- Released
- 2014
- Album
- Winter Kills Me
- Genre
- Trance
- Loudness
- -6.7 dB
- Dynamics
- 15.3 dB
- ISRC
- USA2P1481706
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Winter Kills Me - Solis & Sean Truby Remixremix11A · 132
- Winter Kills Me - Chillout Mixoriginal1A · 128
- Winter Kills Meoriginal2B · 128
- Winter Kills Me - Fisherman & Hawkins Remixremix2B · 131
Against the original (1A at 128 BPM), this version holds the same tempo and moves the key from 1A to 3B.
A peak-time tempo trance cut, Winter Kills Me - Paul Oakenfold Remix sits in D♭ major (3B) at 128 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and driving. It leans atmospheric over strictly danceable. 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 15 dB). A 2014 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Markus Schulz's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a peak-time weapon.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 92% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 77% of Markus Schulz's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 33%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 30%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Winter Kills Me - Paul Oakenfold Remix in?
Winter Kills Me - Paul Oakenfold Remix by Markus Schulz is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Winter Kills Me - Paul Oakenfold Remix?
Winter Kills Me - Paul Oakenfold Remix runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Winter Kills Me - Paul Oakenfold Remix?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Winter Kills Me - Paul Oakenfold Remix good for peak time?
With energy 80 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
3B → 2B · 4B · 3AFrom 3B, 4B (A♭ major) lifts the energy a step; 3A (B♭ minor) settles into the relative minor; 2B (F♯ major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3B at 128 BPM: 4B (A♭ major) — move to 4B to push the floor harder; 3A (B♭ minor) — switch to 3A for a mood change without losing the groove; 2B (F♯ major) — drop to 2B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 120-136 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 10B rather than 3B; below -5% it reads as 8B. With key lock on, it stays 3B across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 80/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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