Desire
- BPM
- 127
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 78/100
- Pop
- 27/100
- Length
- 6:51
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- Desire / Mercury
- Genre
- Techno
- Loudness
- -9.9 dB
- ISRC
- DEH741700288
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Desire - Liveoriginal11A · 131
Desire runs 127 BPM in B minor (10A), a peak-time tempo techno record. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. A 2017 production that still circulates in sets. Better known than 94% of Sam Paganini's catalogue.
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
FAQ
What key is Desire in?
Desire by Sam Paganini is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Desire?
Desire runs at 127 BPM, a peak-time tempo track.
What mixes well with Desire?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Desire good for peak time?
With energy 78 out of 100 at 127 BPM, it works best as a peak-time weapon.
Mixes harmonically
10A → 9A · 11A · 10BFrom 10A, 11A (F♯ minor) lifts the energy a step; 10B (D major) brightens to the relative major; 9A (E minor) cools the energy down a step.
How to mix it
In 10A at 127 BPM: 11A (F♯ minor) — move to 11A to push the floor harder; 10B (D major) — switch to 10B for a mood change without losing the groove; 9A (E minor) — drop to 9A to bring the room down gently.
Pitch range at ±6%: 119-135 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 5A rather than 10A; below -5% it reads as 3A. With key lock on, it stays 10A across the whole range.
Programming: a peak-time weapon — save it for the main stretch (energy 78/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 127 — 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 127 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
