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10 songs that feel like Brother Sport

Matched to Brother Sport by Animal Collective 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
Brother Sport
Animal Collective
intense 68/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Fingertips (Part 2) — Little Stevie Wonder intense 140 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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Life — Sly & the Family Stone intense 135 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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Jig of Life — Kate Bush intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Hot Pants — James Brown intense 125 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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The Pot — Tool intense 125 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Smart Patrol/Mr. DNA — Devo intense 135 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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The Cool Cool River — Paul Simon moderate 132 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (132 BPM).

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Corporation — Jack White intense 118 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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On Sight — Kanye West intense 140 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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Is She Weird — Pixies intense 140 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Best Day of My Life — Kidz Bop Kids safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 41/100, down from 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Can You Picture That? — Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Celebration — Kool and the Gang safe 123 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Make It Mine — Jason Mraz safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 41/100, versus the original's 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Can't Stop The Feeling — KIDZ BOP Kids safe 98 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 39/100, down from 68.

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Living — Dierks Bentley moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Drunk on a Plane — Dierks Bentley moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Alcohol-Free — Twice moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 49/100, versus the original's 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Brother Sport” by Animal Collective?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Fingertips (Part 2)” by Little Stevie Wonder, “Life” by Sly & the Family Stone, “Jig of Life” by Kate Bush — the top match scores 98% 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 “Brother Sport” but calmer?

“Best Day of My Life” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Can You Picture That?” by Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem, “Celebration” by Kool and the Gang keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Brother Sport”?

It measures 68/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 88% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 68/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: 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 near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity68
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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