Launch the free nightcore maker app:
What is Nightcore Music?
Nightcore is a genre of music that takes existing songs and speeds them up. This usually involves increasing the tempo and pitch of a track, making it sound faster and higher-pitched than the original version. The result often makes tracks feel more energetic and upbeat.
It started in the early 2000s when two Norwegian DJs, who called themselves “Nightcore,” began remixing songs this way. Since then, the style has gained a big following online, especially on platforms like YouTube and TikTok.
How to generate Nightcore music
Nightcore (sped-up) remixes are easy to generate using a nightcore maker app, like this.
The simple web-based app takes existing mp3 files and allows you to speed up, pitch-shift and add different types of reverb to the track.
Typically nightcore is 25–30% faster than the original track but experiment for yourself to see what works for you!
How did Nightcore get so popular in the 2020s
Although Nightcore music has been around since the early 2000s it really exploded in popularity much more recently as artists started to share their nightcore remixes on TikTok.
Artists and the the major labels jumped on the trend and started to release official sped-up or slowed + reverb versions of their hit singles on Spotify and an entire list of Spotify playlists featuring this style of music.
Nightcore has also remained very popular on YouTube and other social networks with large communities of fans making and uploading their own nightcore remixes of songs.
Big labels and artists have done huge music advertising campaigns around Nightcore remixes and all this music promotion has really helped the genre thrive.