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10 songs that feel like Are We There

Matched to Are We There by Mono on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Are We There
Mono
moderate 40/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Let's Go Away for Awhile — The Beach Boys moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Windows — Chick Corea moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Nardis — Charles Lloyd moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Rhayader Goes to Town — Camel moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Great Waves — Dirty Three moderate 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Karelia Suite — Jean Sibelius moderate 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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A Somerset Rhapsody — Gustav Holst moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 98% alike.

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The Coral Sea — Dirty Three moderate 70 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Lifting the Veil — Charles Lloyd moderate 70 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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The Great Marsh — Camel moderate 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Are We There is more than you want right now.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 12/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Year's Day by U2
New Year's Day — U2 safe 76 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge.

Pilgrim by Enya
Pilgrim — Enya safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Deeper Well by Kacey Musgraves
Deeper Well — Kacey Musgraves safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sway by Kacey Musgraves
Sway — Kacey Musgraves safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hurricane Eye by Paul Simon
Hurricane Eye — Paul Simon safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Enlightenment by Van Morrison
Enlightenment — Van Morrison safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blue Spotted Tail by Fleet Foxes
Blue Spotted Tail — Fleet Foxes safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 40.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Are We There” by Mono?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Let's Go Away for Awhile” by The Beach Boys, “Windows” by Chick Corea, “Nardis” by Charles Lloyd — 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 “Are We There” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “New Year's Day” by U2, “Pilgrim” by Enya keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Are We There”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 90 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 71% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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