River by Sarah McLachlan Song Details

"River" by Sarah McLachlan had its release date on April 29, 2008. With this song being around four minutes long, at 4:02, 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 14 in the song's album "Rarities, B-Sides & Other Stuff, Vol. 2". In this album, this song's track order is #4. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Based on our statistics, River's popularity is not that popular right now. Although the overall vibe is very danceable, it does project more negative sounds.

BPM and Tempo

With River by Sarah McLachlan having a BPM of 138 with a half-time of 69 BPM and a double-time of 276 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 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
-5.693 dB
Acousticness
0%
Danceability
60%
Energy
86%
Instrumentalness
57%
Liveness
5%
Loudness
91%
Speechiness
6%
Valence
11%

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ISRC
USAR10800058
Label
L-M Records/RCA Records