Northern Wish by Rheostatics Song Details

"Northern Wish" by Rheostatics had its release date on April 9, 1991. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:15, 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. The track order of this song in Rheostatics's "Melville" album is number 3 out of 12. On top of that, Canada appears to be the country where this track was created. In terms of popularity, Northern Wish is currently not that popular. Although the tone can be danceable to some, this track does projects more of a negative sound rather than a postive one.

BPM and Tempo

We consider the tempo marking of Northern Wish by Rheostatics to be Andante (at a walking pace) because the track has a tempo of 97 BPM, a half-time of 48BPM, and a double-time of 194 BPM. Based on that, the speed of the song's tempo is slow. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of D Major. This also means that this song has a camelot key of 10B. So, the perfect camelot match for 10B would be either 10B or 11A. While, 11B can give you a low energy boost. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7B and a high energy boost can either be 12B or 5B. Though, if you want a low energy drop, you should looking for songs with either a camelot key of 10A or 9B will give you a low energy drop, 1B would be a moderate one, and 8B or 3B would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 7A 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!

Popularity
Loudness
-22.978 dB
Acousticness
26%
Danceability
40%
Energy
38%
Instrumentalness
0%
Liveness
54%
Loudness
62%
Speechiness
66%
Valence
8%

Recommendations

TrackArtistKeyEnergyCamelotBPM
London, go bolder by La Yet FieLondon, go bolderLa Yet FieF♯ Minor611A123 BPM
Shaved Head by RheostaticsShaved HeadRheostaticsD Major210B105 BPM
The Inland Sea by Rheostatics, Kevin HearnThe Inland SeaRheostatics, Kevin HearnE Minor69A142 BPM
It's Fear by Anthony Moore, AKA & FriendsIt's FearAnthony Moore, AKA & FriendsB Major81B152 BPM
As Blue As Saturday NIght by Elliott MurphyAs Blue As Saturday NIghtElliott MurphyD♭ Minor612A51 BPM
Sip Of The Juice by Drink The Sea, Peter Buck, Duke Garwood, Alain Johannes, Barrett MartinSip Of The JuiceDrink The Sea, Peter Buck, Duke Garwood, Alain Johannes, Barrett MartinD Major610B59 BPM
Lay It Down by Cowboy JunkiesLay It DownCowboy JunkiesD Major310B106 BPM
stay close by by Tamar Berkstay close byTamar BerkF Major87B130 BPM
Susanne by Christina GalisatusSusanneChristina GalisatusF♯ Major02B133 BPM
Mighty and Concealed by E.R. JurkenMighty and ConcealedE.R. JurkenF♯ Major02B133 BPM
I Will Give You Everything by SkydiggersI Will Give You EverythingSkydiggersA Major611B109 BPM
Poor, Poor Pitiful Me by Freedy JohnstonPoor, Poor Pitiful MeFreedy JohnstonG Major59B115 BPM
If the Sun Dies by Greg WeeksIf the Sun DiesGreg WeeksF♯ Major02B133 BPM
A New Medium by Jesse Sykes & The Sweet HereafterA New MediumJesse Sykes & The Sweet HereafterD Minor37A133 BPM
The Call by SiblingsThe CallSiblingsF Major67B173 BPM
Wider Sky by KlausWider SkyKlausC Major68B100 BPM
Wild by WinterpillsWildWinterpillsF Major37B142 BPM
Alexandria Sunset by ASHLEY NAYLORAlexandria SunsetASHLEY NAYLORA Major511B136 BPM
Faithful by Bill JanovitzFaithfulBill JanovitzD Minor87A140 BPM
Chinese Bones - 2026 Remaster by Robyn Hitchcock & The EgyptiansChinese Bones - 2026 RemasterRobyn Hitchcock & The EgyptiansF♯ Major02B133 BPM
Caught by Anthony Moore, AKA & FriendsCaughtAnthony Moore, AKA & FriendsB Minor310A170 BPM
Bullies by Grant-Lee PhillipsBulliesGrant-Lee PhillipsE Major312B133 BPM
Out of Here by Pavey ArkOut of HerePavey ArkF Major27B140 BPM
Just a Bunch of Words by Matt StraderJust a Bunch of WordsMatt StraderD♭ Major63B130 BPM
Sweet Louise by LivingmoreSweet LouiseLivingmoreF♯ Major02B133 BPM
ISRC
CASB11300203
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records