Riptide by Lou Reed Song Details

Lou Reed's ' "Riptide" was released on its scheduled release date, February 16, 1996. Since This song is still less than 10 minute long, it is still considered a pretty long duration song compared to the average song length. This song does not appear to be explicit due to the lack of the "E" tag. There are a total of 11 in the song's album "Set the Twilight Reeling". In this album, this song's track order is #10. Furthermore, we believe that the track originated from United States. Riptide is not that popular right now. Based on the vibe, this track doesn't seem to be that danceable, however its valence properties can make this some somewhat danceable.

BPM and Tempo

With Riptide by Lou Reed having a BPM of 87 with a half-time of 44 BPM and a double-time of 174 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. Looking at the BPM of this song, this song might go great with yoga or pilates. 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.

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