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What a Rush

Orjan Nilsen

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Key
9B · G major
BPM
128
Open Key
2d
Energy
97/100
Pop
14/100
Length
2:37
Released
2018
Genre
Trance
Loudness
-4.2 dB
Dynamics
17.6 dB
ISRC
NLF711810060

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

What a Rush runs 128 BPM in G major (9B), a peak-time tempo trance record. The feel is dark and driving. Rhythmically it is built for the dancefloor. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. 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 18 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Groovier than 92% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.

Tempo:
slower than 84% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
Energy:
hotter than 82% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue
Reach:
better known than 79% of Orjan Nilsen's catalogue

Sonic profile

EnergyGrooveMoodOrganicInstr.LiveTempo
Energy97
Mood25Dark
Groove74
Acoustic1
Instrumental77
Live65
Speech27

Frequency spectrum

amplitude · bass → treble

601252505001k2k4k8k
34%
Low
30-130 Hz
27%
Low-mid
130-570 Hz
23%
Upper-mid
570 Hz-2.5 kHz
17%
High
2.5-11 kHz

FAQ

What key is What a Rush in?

What a Rush by Orjan Nilsen is in G major, or 9B on the Camelot wheel.

What BPM is What a Rush?

What a Rush runs at 128 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.

What mixes well with What a Rush?

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

Is What a Rush good for peak time?

With energy 97 out of 100 at 128 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.

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.

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 128 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%: 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 4B rather than 9B; below -5% it reads as 2B. With key lock on, it stays 9B across the whole range.

Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 97/100).

Similar tempo

Within ±3 BPM of 128 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.

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