Sparks
30s preview
- BPM
- 170
- Half-time
- 85
- Open Key
- 8d
- Energy
- 36/100
- Pop
- 0/100
- Length
- 5:26
- Released
- 2001
- Album
- Melody AM
- Genre
- Synth Pop
- Loudness
- -13.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.6 dB
- ISRC
- GBCFC0100047
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Sparks - Mandy Remixremix1B · 126
- Sparks - Liveoriginal1B · 125
- Sparks - Murk Downtown Miami Mixoriginal1B · 128
Sparks is a very fast synth pop track in D♭ major (3B) at 170 BPM. It reads as brooding and low-slung. The groove is strong and floor-ready. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 14 dB). A 2001 production that still circulates in sets. Faster than 99% of Röyksopp's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
- Reach:
- more underground than 99% of Röyksopp's catalogue
- Low end:
- more bass-heavy than 88% of Röyksopp's catalogue
- Energy:
- calmer than 84% of Röyksopp's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 41%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 33%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 18%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 9%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Sparks in?
Sparks by Röyksopp is in D♭ major, or 3B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Sparks?
Sparks runs at 170 BPM, a very fast track.
What mixes well with Sparks?
From 3B it blends harmonically with 4B, 3A, 2B. Moving to 4B lifts the energy a step.
Is Sparks good for peak time?
With energy 36 out of 100 at 170 BPM, it works best as a warm-up or breakdown cut.
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 170 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%: 160-180 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 warm-up or breakdown cut — early set or after a peak to reset the room.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 170 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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