Riptide - Live by Lou Reed Song Details

Lou Reed's ' "Riptide - Live" was released on its scheduled release date, April 17, 1998. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:13, the duration of this song is pretty average compared to other songs. This track is safe for children and doesn't appear to contain any foul language, since the "Explicit" tag was not present in this track. There are a total of 15 in the song's album "Perfect Night Live in London". In this album, this song's track order is #12. Based on our statistics, Riptide - Live's popularity is not that popular right now. The overall tone is very danceable, especially with its high energy, which produces more of a euphoric, cheerful, or happy vibe.

BPM and Tempo

With Riptide - Live by Lou Reed having a BPM of 127 with a half-time of 64 BPM and a double-time of 254 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Allegro (fast, quick, and bright) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall fast tempo. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with walking. The time signature for this track is 4/4.

Music Key

This song is in the music key of E Minor. Which also means that the camelot key for this song is 9A. So, the perfect camelot match for 9A would be either 9A or 8B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 9B or 10A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 6A and a high energy boost can either be 11A or 4A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 8A would be a great choice. Where 12A would give you a moderate drop, and 7A or 2A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 12B allows you to change the mood.

Want to find the BPM and music key for other songs? Check out our BPM and Key Finder page!