This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix)
30s preview
- BPM
- 120
- Open Key
- 8m
- Energy
- 69/100
- Pop
- 49/100
- Length
- 6:55
- Released
- 2012
- Album
- This Summer / Selena (Remixes) - EP
- Genre
- Dance Pop
- Loudness
- -7.8 dB
- Dynamics
- 12.9 dB
- ISRC
- GBS3T1200017
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- This Summeroriginal2A · 106
- This Summer (Outro)original4A · 132
- This Summer (Parachute Youth Remix)remix2A · 124
- This Summeroriginal2A · 118
- This Summer (Softwar Remix)remix3A · 122
Against the original (2A at 106 BPM), this version runs 14 BPM faster and moves the key from 2A to 3A.
This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix) is a club-tempo dance pop track in B♭ minor (3A) at 120 BPM. The feel is dark and driving. 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 13 dB). A 2012 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 88% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
- Reach:
- better known than 84% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 36%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 28%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 14%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix) in?
This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix) by Rufus Du Sol is in B♭ minor, or 3A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix)?
This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix) runs at 120 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix)?
From 3A it blends harmonically with 4A, 3B, 2A. Moving to 4A lifts the energy a step.
Is This Summer (RÜFÜS Remix) good for peak time?
With energy 69 out of 100 at 120 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
3A → 2A · 4A · 3BFrom 3A, 4A (F minor) lifts the energy a step; 3B (D♭ major) brightens to the relative major; 2A (E♭ minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 3A at 120 BPM: 4A (F minor) — move to 4A to push the floor harder; 3B (D♭ major) — switch to 3B for a mood change without losing the groove; 2A (E♭ minor) — drop to 2A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 113-127 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 10A rather than 3A; below -5% it reads as 8A. With key lock on, it stays 3A across the whole range.
Programming: a mid-set roller.
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 120 — 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 120 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
