We Went West by Rheostatics Song Details

Rheostatics's 'We Went West' had a release date set for October 23, 2001. With this song being about 5 minutes long, at This song is fairly a long song compared to the average song length. This song does not have an "Explicit" tag, making it safe for all ages. There are a total of 13 in the song's album "The Night of the Shooting Stars". In this album, this song's track order is #7. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from Canada. In terms of popularity, We Went West is currently not that popular. In our opinion, the overall tone is not very danceable and projects negative sounds, such as being sad, depressed, or angry.

BPM and Tempo

With We Went West by Rheostatics having a BPM of 106 with a half-time of 53 BPM and a double-time of 212 BPM, we would consider this track to have a Andante (at a walking pace) tempo marking. Because of this, we believe that the song has an overall slow tempo. The time signature for this track is 3/4.

Music Key

This song has a musical key of B Minor. Or for those who are familiar with the camelot wheel, this song has a camelot key of 10A. So, the perfect camelot match for 10A would be either 10A or 9B. While, a low energy boost can consist of either 10B or 11A. For moderate energy boost, you would use 7A and a high energy boost can either be 12A or 5A. However, if you are looking for a low energy drop, finding a song with a camelot key of 9A would be a great choice. Where 1A would give you a moderate drop, and 8A or 3A would be a high energy drop. Lastly, 1B allows you to change the mood.

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Popularity
Loudness
-11.754 dB
Acousticness
6%
Danceability
34%
Energy
49%
Instrumentalness
6%
Liveness
15%
Loudness
80%
Speechiness
4%
Valence
28%

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ISRC
CASB11300807
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records