Underwater
30s preview
- BPM
- 118
- Open Key
- 4m
- Energy
- 81/100
- Pop
- 35/100
- Length
- 5:49
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- Dance Pop
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 10.2 dB
- ISRC
- USRE11800535
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Underwater - Live from Joshua Treeoriginal11A · 118
- Underwater - Adam Port Remixremix1B · 118
- Underwater - Club Editversion11A · 118
- Underwater - Dub Editversion11A · 118
- Underwater - Yotto's Dawn Remixremix3A · 122
- Underwater - Yotto's Dawn Remix Extendedremix3A · 122
Underwater is a mid-tempo dance pop track in F♯ minor (11A) at 118 BPM. It is vocal-led. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Slower than 94% of Rufus Du Sol's catalogue. In a set it works best as a mid-set roller.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 29%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 20%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 16%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Underwater in?
Underwater by Rufus Du Sol is in F♯ minor, or 11A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Underwater?
Underwater runs at 118 BPM, a mid-tempo track.
What mixes well with Underwater?
From 11A it blends harmonically with 12A, 11B, 10A. Moving to 12A lifts the energy a step.
Is Underwater good for peak time?
With energy 81 out of 100 at 118 BPM, it works best as a mid-set roller.
Mixes harmonically
11A → 10A · 12A · 11BFrom 11A, 12A (D♭ minor) lifts the energy a step; 11B (A major) brightens to the relative major; 10A (B minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 11A at 118 BPM: 12A (D♭ minor) — move to 12A to push the floor harder; 11B (A major) — switch to 11B for a mood change without losing the groove; 10A (B minor) — drop to 10A 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 6A rather than 11A; below -5% it reads as 4A. With key lock on, it stays 11A 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.
