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10 songs that feel like Chandelier

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

Chandelier
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Chandelier
Sia
intense 85/100 intensity 102 BPM
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Body — Megan Thee Stallion intense 103 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (103 BPM).

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The Chain — Fleetwood Mac intense 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Same complex texture.

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Tú No Metes Cabra — Bad Bunny intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Dies irae — Giuseppe Verdi intense 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Same complex texture.

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Harder Than You Think — Public Enemy intense 106 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (85/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (106 BPM).

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Freak on a Leash — Korn intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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It's All Coming Back to Me Now — Celine Dion intense 82 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Ddu-Du Ddu-Du — BLACKPINK intense 110 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

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Rebel Without a Pause — Public Enemy intense 112 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100).

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Under Pressure — Queen & David Bowie intense 114 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (86/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

yellow is the color of her eyes by Soccer Mommy
yellow is the color of her eyes — Soccer Mommy safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 37/100, down from 85. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Fine Again — Seether moderate 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Rock and Roll Suicide — David Bowie moderate 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Tunic (Song For Karen) — Sonic Youth moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 65/100, versus the original's 85. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Die schöne Müllerin by Franz Schubert
Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 57/100, down from 85.

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Soundtrack 2 My Life — Kid Cudi moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Automate by Snail Mail
Automate — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Valentine by Snail Mail
Valentine — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 58/100, versus the original's 85. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Chandelier” by Sia?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Body” by Megan Thee Stallion, “The Chain” by Fleetwood Mac, “Tú No Metes Cabra” by Bad Bunny — 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 “Chandelier” but calmer?

“yellow is the color of her eyes” by Soccer Mommy, “Fine Again” by Seether, “Rock and Roll Suicide” by David Bowie keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Chandelier”?

It measures 85/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 102 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 97% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 85/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent 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 97% 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
Focus0/10
Workout6/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype7/10

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 9/10, 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

Intensity85
Dynamics89
Tempo34
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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