Wish You Were Here
Pink Floyd · 1975 · 4 tracks
A balanced album — rises and falls. 1 safe anchors, 3 moderate, 0 intense.
Across the 4 Wish You Were Here songs we've measured, intensity averages 44/100 — right around the catalog average (46/100).
They run from Wish You Were Here (the calmest here, 26) to Shine On You Crazy Diamond (the most charged, 51), with layered textures most common and a mix of the expected and the surprising. Most of it lands around 1975.
The widest dynamic swing belongs to Shine On You Crazy Diamond.
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Frequently asked about Wish You Were Here
Answered from our measurements of every track above.
What is the most intense Wish You Were Here track?
Of the 4 Wish You Were Here tracks we've measured, “Shine On You Crazy Diamond” scores highest at 51/100 for intensity — computed from its dynamic range, texture, sudden changes and tempo.
What is the calmest Wish You Were Here track?
“Wish You Were Here” measures gentlest at 26/100. It runs 60 BPM. The tracks here span 26–51 on our 0–100 intensity scale.
How intense is Wish You Were Here overall?
Wish You Were Here averages 44/100 intensity across 4 measured tracks — right at our 46/100 catalog average.
What is the average tempo of Wish You Were Here?
The Wish You Were Here tracks we've measured average about 88 BPM — slow, ballad-range tempo.
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