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10 songs that feel like Another World

Matched to Another World by Antony and the Johnsons on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Another World
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Another World
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moderate 25/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Only You — Portishead moderate 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Small Time Shot Away — Massive Attack moderate 80 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same layered texture.

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Show Me the Place — Leonard Cohen moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Biscuit — Portishead moderate 85 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same layered texture.

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The Ultracheese — Arctic Monkeys moderate 72 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100).

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Sex Kills — Joni Mitchell moderate 72 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

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Carmen — Lana Del Rey moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Shirt — SZA moderate 85 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It runs a little hotter at 31/100. Same layered texture.

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Concerning the UFO Sighting Near Highland, Illinois — Sufjan Stevens moderate 90 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 32/100.

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13 Beaches — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 31/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Another World is more than you want right now.

The Big Ship by Brian Eno
The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 8/100, down from 25. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Marion by Bon Iver
Marion — Bon Iver safe 75 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge.

The Long and Winding Road by The Beatles
The Long and Winding Road — The Beatles safe 73 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100.

What Was I Made For by Billie Eilish
What Was I Made For — Billie Eilish safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 14/100, versus the original's 25. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 21/100, down from 25.

All Cats Are Grey by The Cure
All Cats Are Grey — The Cure safe 70 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sinking by The Cure
Sinking — The Cure safe 65 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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We No Who U R — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 11/100, versus the original's 25. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Another World” by Antony and the Johnsons?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Only You” by Portishead, “Small Time Shot Away” by Massive Attack, “Show Me the Place” by Leonard Cohen — 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.

What songs are like “Another World” but calmer?

“The Big Ship” by Brian Eno, “Marion” by Bon Iver, “The Long and Winding Road” by The Beatles keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Another World”?

It measures 25/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 60 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 84% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 25/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus9/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2008 in context

The 259 songs we’ve measured from 2008 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 4/10, 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

Intensity25
Dynamics33
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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