Desert Night
30s preview
- Key
- 8A · A minor
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 1m
- Energy
- 46/100
- Pop
- 53/100
- Length
- 5:25
- Released
- 2013
- Album
- Atlas (Light / Dark Deluxe Edition)
- Genre
- Dance Pop
- Loudness
- -10.5 dB
- Dynamics
- 13.1 dB
- ISRC
- AUDCB1300086
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Desert Night - Live from Joshua Treeoriginal8B · 122
- Desert Night - Jesse Rose Remixremix7A · 124
- Desert Nightoriginal8A · 124
- Desert Night - Groundislava Remixremix10A · 124
- Desert Night - Kastle Remixremix7A · 124
- Desert Night (Radio Edit)version7A · 124
Desert Night is a club-tempo dance pop track in A minor (8A) at 124 BPM. Tonally it lands dark and steady. 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 keeps real dynamic headroom. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 13 dB). A 2013 production that still circulates in sets. Calmer than 96% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Groove:
- groovier than 91% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 87% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 31%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 12%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Desert Night in?
Desert Night by Rufus Du Sol is in A minor, or 8A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Desert Night?
Desert Night runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Desert Night?
From 8A it blends harmonically with 9A, 8B, 7A. Moving to 9A lifts the energy a step.
Is Desert Night good for peak time?
With energy 46 out of 100 at 124 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8A → 7A · 9A · 8BFrom 8A, 9A (E minor) lifts the energy a step; 8B (C major) brightens to the relative major; 7A (D minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8A at 124 BPM: 9A (E minor) — move to 9A to push the floor harder; 8B (C major) — switch to 8B for a mood change without losing the groove; 7A (D minor) — drop to 7A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 117-131 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 3A rather than 8A; below -5% it reads as 1A. With key lock on, it stays 8A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — 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 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
