Song · Identified from short videos
Moonlight on the River
Mac DeMarco
This Old Dog · 2017 · 7:03 · Matched in 4 short videos · Last seen 8 days ago
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- Recognitions
- 5
- In videos
- 4
- Total reach
- 2.3M
- Last seen
- 8 days ago
Matched in 4 short videos (2 on Instagram Reels and 2 on TikTok). ~2.3M combined plays. Last seen 8 days ago.
One TikTok video by carries most of the attention around "Moonlight on the River" by Mac DeMarco: it had racked up about 1.1M plays at our last check.
Across short video, ClipMusic has logged it in 4 videos — 2 on Instagram Reels and 2 on TikTok. Those clips add up to roughly 2.3M combined plays. The latest match landed 8 days ago.
On the technical side it clocks in around 70 BPM in C Major, a slow-burn tempo that suits cinematic edits and voiceover-led clips. Filed under Indie Rock, it rewards edits that land on the beat.
You can preview the full track on Spotify and Apple Music from the player at the top of this page — handy if you only caught a few seconds of it in a video.
We also link 8 related tracks further down, so you can keep digging through music Mac DeMarco fans and short-video creators reach for.
Audio DNA
- Tempo
- 70 BPM
- Slow
- Key
- C Major
- Genre
- Indie Rock
- Length
- 7:03
- Released
- 2017
- Album
- This Old Dog
Videos using this song
4 videos · 2 new in the last 30 days · 2.3M combined plays · 2 platforms · since Jul 2026
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Questions
What is the song "Moonlight on the River" by Mac DeMarco?
"Moonlight on the River" is a track by Mac DeMarco that ClipMusic has matched as the background music in 4 short videos on Instagram Reels and TikTok.
How many videos use "Moonlight on the River"?
ClipMusic has catalogued "Moonlight on the River" in 4 videos so far — 2 on Instagram Reels and 2 on TikTok. Together those clips account for about 2.3M plays.
Where can I listen to "Moonlight on the River"?
Use the Spotify and Apple Music links at the top of this page to play the full version of "Moonlight on the River" by Mac DeMarco.
What BPM is "Moonlight on the River" by Mac DeMarco?
"Moonlight on the River" runs at approximately 70 BPM in C Major and is filed under Indie Rock. If you're cutting a video to it, that's a slow-burn tempo that suits cinematic edits and voiceover-led clips.
How do I find this song from a video?
Copy the video link and paste it into ClipMusic's Music Finder. It reads the audio directly and returns the title and artist when there's a match — the same way we matched "Moonlight on the River" across Instagram Reels and TikTok. It's free and works in your browser with no signup.
Can I use "Moonlight on the River" in my own video?
"Moonlight on the River" is a released track by Mac DeMarco and is almost certainly protected by copyright. Check your platform's licensing rules before adding it to monetized content — what's fine on a personal post can trigger a claim once you monetize.
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