We (Too) Shall Rest
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- Key
- 9A · E minor
- BPM
- 173
- Half-time
- 87
- Open Key
- 2m
- Energy
- 2/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 2:06
- Released
- 2013
- Genre
- Downtempo
- Loudness
- -26.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 16.2 dB
- ISRC
- GBUM71207836
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- We (Too) Shall Rest - Remastered 2023original9A · 71
A downtempo cut, We (Too) Shall Rest sits in E minor (9A) at 173 BPM. The feel is brooding and low-slung. The groove is loose and less beat-driven. It is vocal-led. The timbre leans dark. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 16 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. More underground than 99% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue. In a set it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Groove:
- less groove-driven than 96% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Tempo:
- faster than 93% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
- Brightness:
- darker than 93% of Olafur Arnalds's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 18%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 32%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 21%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is We (Too) Shall Rest in?
We (Too) Shall Rest by Olafur Arnalds is in E minor, or 9A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is We (Too) Shall Rest?
We (Too) Shall Rest runs at 173 BPM.
What mixes well with We (Too) Shall Rest?
From 9A it blends harmonically with 10A, 9B, 8A. Moving to 10A lifts the energy a step.
Is We (Too) Shall Rest good for peak time?
With energy 2 out of 100 at 173 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
Mixes harmonically
9A → 8A · 10A · 9BFrom 9A, 10A (B minor) lifts the energy a step; 9B (G major) brightens to the relative major; 8A (A minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 9A at 173 BPM: 10A (B minor) — move to 10A to push the floor harder; 9B (G major) — switch to 9B for a mood change without losing the groove; 8A (A minor) — drop to 8A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 163-183 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 4A rather than 9A; below -5% it reads as 2A. With key lock on, it stays 9A 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 173 — 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 173 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
