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10 songs that feel like Cursum Perficio

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

Cursum Perficio
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Cursum Perficio
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safe 24/100 intensity 85 BPM
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RABi — Bon Iver safe 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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City of Dreams — Talking Heads moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Jazz (We've Got) — A Tribe Called Quest safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring — Johann Sebastian Bach safe 65 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Boredom — Tyler, the Creator safe 84 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (84 BPM).

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99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

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The Masterplan — Oasis moderate 75 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — runs a little hotter at 31/100. Measured 92% alike.

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Why? — Tracy Chapman safe 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

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Touching Home — Jerry Lee Lewis safe 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Jesus Is Lord — Kanye West safe 70 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Cursum Perficio” by Enya?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “RABi” by Bon Iver, “City of Dreams” by Talking Heads, “Jazz (We've Got)” by A Tribe Called Quest — 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.

How intense is “Cursum Perficio”?

It measures 24/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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 24/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 an unusually steady, even volume: 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 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

Sleep7/10
Focus9/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

1988 in context

The 212 songs we’ve measured from 1988 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

Intensity24
Dynamics33
Tempo25
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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