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10 songs that feel like Cradle Song

Matched to Cradle Song by Edvard Grieg 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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Cradle Song
Edvard Grieg
safe 14/100 intensity 60 BPM
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Baby Boy — Childish Gambino safe 60 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (10/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Wiegenlied (Cradle Song) — Johannes Brahms safe 60 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (10/100). Same smooth texture.

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Wiegenlied — Johannes Brahms safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Angel Standing By — Jewel safe 72 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Same smooth texture.

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Evenstar — Howard Shore safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Feed the Birds (Tuppence a Bag) — Sherman Brothers safe 65 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Balcony Man — Nick Cave & Warren Ellis safe 65 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (65 BPM).

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Ellens dritter Gesang — Franz Schubert safe 65 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Slow Cheetah — Red Hot Chili Peppers safe 70 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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Come Away With Me — Norah Jones safe 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Cradle Song” by Edvard Grieg?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Baby Boy” by Childish Gambino, “Wiegenlied (Cradle Song)” by Johannes Brahms, “Wiegenlied” by Johannes Brahms — the top match scores 96% 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 “Cradle Song”?

It measures 14/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no 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 97% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 14/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype0/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity14
Dynamics33
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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