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Remix

A remix is a new production built from another artist’s parts — usually a different arrangement, often a different genre and tempo. The original vocal or hook survives; almost nothing else has to.

Measured in our catalog

50,945 of 443,414 titles with a duration (11.5%) are remixes, and they run longer than the catalog they sit in — a median of 6:19 against 5:48.

That is the opposite of what the version labels suggest. A remix is a club rebuild of a record that already exists, so it is written with the long intro and outro from the start — more so than the average release around it.

50,945

Remixes

11.5%

Of the catalog

6:19

Their median length

5:48

Catalog median length

Measured on 11 August 2026 across public tracks whose TITLE carries the marker, with a duration.

Why it matters

A remix is often the version that makes a track usable for you. The original might sit at a tempo or in a genre you never play, while the remix lands squarely in your set.

It is also why searching by title alone is misleading: one release can exist in five versions with five different tempos, keys and energy readings.

Frequently asked

What is the difference between a remix and an edit?+

A remix is rebuilt from the original parts and is usually a new production. An edit rearranges the finished record — extending an intro, looping a section, cutting a breakdown — without going back to the stems.

Are remixes longer than originals?+

In this catalog, yes. The 50,945 remixed titles run to a median of 6:19 against 5:48 overall — they are written for a club from the outset.

Does a remix have the same key and BPM as the original?+

Frequently not. Changing the tempo and the key is much of the point, which is why the remix and the original can sit in completely different parts of a set.

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