Desert Night - Live from Joshua Tree
30s preview
- Key
- 8B · C major
- BPM
- 122
- Open Key
- 1d
- Energy
- 86/100
- Pop
- 42/100
- Length
- 5:35
- Released
- 2020
- Album
- Live from Joshua Tree
- Genre
- Dance Pop
- Label
- Rose Avenue
- Loudness
- -7.0 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.4 dB
- ISRC
- USRE12000006
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Desert Nightoriginal8A · 124
- 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
Against the original (8A at 124 BPM), this version runs 2 BPM slower and moves the key from 8A to 8B.
Desert Night - Live from Joshua Tree is a club-tempo dance pop track in C major (8B) at 122 BPM. 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 12 dB). Darker than 82% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Energy:
- hotter than 81% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue
- Reach:
- better known than 77% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 24%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Desert Night - Live from Joshua Tree in?
Desert Night - Live from Joshua Tree by Rufus Du Sol is in C major, or 8B on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Desert Night - Live from Joshua Tree?
Desert Night - Live from Joshua Tree runs at 122 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Desert Night - Live from Joshua Tree?
From 8B it blends harmonically with 9B, 8A, 7B. Moving to 9B lifts the energy a step.
Is Desert Night - Live from Joshua Tree good for peak time?
With energy 86 out of 100 at 122 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
8B → 7B · 9B · 8AFrom 8B, 9B (G major) lifts the energy a step; 8A (A minor) settles into the relative minor; 7B (F major) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 8B at 122 BPM: 9B (G major) — move to 9B to push the floor harder; 8A (A minor) — switch to 8A for a mood change without losing the groove; 7B (F major) — drop to 7B to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 115-129 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 3B rather than 8B; below -5% it reads as 1B. With key lock on, it stays 8B across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 122 — 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 122 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
