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Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix]
30s preview
- BPM
- 124
- Open Key
- 3m
- Energy
- 95/100
- Pop
- 2/100
- Length
- 5:29
- Released
- 2018
- Genre
- House
- Loudness
- -6.6 dB
- Dynamics
- 11.0 dB
- ISRC
- USMKQ1800004
Key, BPM and audio features: model-based audio analysis · how we measure · catalogue updated July 2026
Other versions
- Desire (What I Want)original10A · 121
- Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix Edit]remix10A · 124
Against the original (10A at 121 BPM), this version runs 3 BPM faster in the same key.
Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix] is a club-tempo house track in B minor (10A) at 124 BPM. The feel is punchy, neutral in mood. The mix is almost entirely instrumental. Its spectrum is weighted to the sub and kick, with a heavy low end. The master keeps unusual dynamic range for club music (crest 11 dB). A 2018 production that still circulates in sets. Less groove-driven than 92% of Todd Terry's catalogue. In a set it works best as a peak-time weapon.
- Energy:
- hotter than 87% of Todd Terry's catalogue
- Tempo:
- slower than 80% of Todd Terry's catalogue
Sonic profile
Frequency spectrum
amplitude · bass → treble
- 35%
- Low
- 30-130 Hz
- 27%
- Low-mid
- 130-570 Hz
- 21%
- Upper-mid
- 570 Hz-2.5 kHz
- 18%
- High
- 2.5-11 kHz
FAQ
What key is Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix] in?
Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix] by Todd Terry is in B minor, or 10A on the Camelot wheel.
What BPM is Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix]?
Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix] runs at 124 BPM, a club-tempo track.
What mixes well with Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix]?
From 10A it blends harmonically with 11A, 10B, 9A. Moving to 11A lifts the energy a step.
Is Desire (What I Want) [Groove Technicians Remix] good for peak time?
With energy 95 out of 100 at 124 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 124 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%: 117-131 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 95/100).
Similar tempo
Within ±3 BPM of 124 — beatmatch without a big tempo pull.
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Beyond strict key and genre matches: tracks that still sit in beatmatch range of 124 BPM with a compatible energy and groove — candidates for a key jump or a genre crossover.
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