This Summer
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 7m
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 15/100
- Length
- 5:06
- Released
- 2012
- Genre
- Dance Pop
- Loudness
- -3.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.8 dB
- ISRC
- GBS3T1200014
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix)remix3A · 120
- This Summeroriginal2A · 106
- This Summer (Outro)original4A · 132
- This Summer (Parachute Youth Remix)remix2A · 124
- This Summer (Softwar Remix)remix3A · 122
This Summer: mid-tempo dance pop, E♭ minor (2A), 118 BPM. The feel is bright and euphoric. The master is loud and heavily compressed. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 12 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Brighter than 98% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue. For programming, treat it as a mid-set roller.
- Tempo:
- slower than 94% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue
- Low end:
- more treble-tilted than 81% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 31%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 23%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is This Summer in?
This Summer by Rufus Du Sol is in E♭ minor, or 2A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is This Summer?
This Summer runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with This Summer?
From 2A it blends harmonically with 3A, 2B, 1A. Moving to 3A lifts the energy a step.
Is This Summer good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
2A → 1A · 3A · 2BFrom 2A, 3A (B♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 2B (F♯ major) brightens to the relative major; 1A (A♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 2A at 118 BPM: 3A (B♭ minor) — move to 3A to push the floor harder; 2B (F♯ major) — switch to 2B for a mood change without losing the groove; 1A (A♭ minor) — drop to 1A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 111-125 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 9A rather than 2A; below -5% it reads as 7A. With key lock on, it stays 2A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 118 — 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 118 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
