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10 songs that feel like All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)

Matched to All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star) by R.E.M. on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)
R.E.M.
safe 28/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Too Young — Phoenix safe 108 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (108 BPM).

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cherry blossom — Kacey Musgraves safe 108 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

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One Step Up — Bruce Springsteen moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Sleep the Clock Around — Belle and Sebastian safe 118 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Sunblind — Fleet Foxes safe 110 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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If I Ever Feel Better — Phoenix moderate 114 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.

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Happy Pills — Norah Jones safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Yellow Bus — Justin Roberts safe 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Happy Lemons — Ralph's World safe 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100).

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Title and Registration — Death Cab for Cutie safe 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)” by R.E.M.?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Too Young” by Phoenix, “cherry blossom” by Kacey Musgraves, “One Step Up” by Bruce Springsteen — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)”?

It measures 28/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 110 BPM.

How do you decide which songs are similar?

Every song in our catalog is measured on 8 dimensions — intensity, dynamic range, tempo, sudden changes, texture, predictability, vocal force and fine sound detail. Similarity is the distance between two songs across those measurements, so matches cross genres and eras. Shared mood tags break ties.

By the numbers: how this song compares

Computed from this song’s place among the 19,209 songs we’ve measured.

Where it sits in 19,000 songs

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 82% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 28/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — the kind of track this one is the counterpoint to.

Feels almost identical to

Closest matches by feel across all 19,209 measured songs — not by genre or artist, by how they actually move.

What it’s good for

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype4/10

Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity28
Dynamics44
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.

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