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10 songs that feel like D.A.N.C.E

Matched to D.A.N.C.E by Justice 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
D.A.N.C.E
Justice
moderate 53/100 intensity 123 BPM
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Mwana Ndeke — Konono No 1 moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Fiebre — Ricky Martin intense 120 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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Pop Song 89 — R.E.M. moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Rally — Phoenix moderate 128 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Who Needs Love (Like That) — Erasure moderate 125 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Rock and Soul Music — Country Joe and the Fish moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Give and Take — Brass Construction moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Talk That Talk — Twice moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Figure Eight — They Might Be Giants moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Up Around the Bend — Creedence Clearwater Revival moderate 130 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when D.A.N.C.E is more than you want right now.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 53.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Roanoke by Bill Monroe
Roanoke — Bill Monroe safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 18/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Muppet Show Theme — The Muppets safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “D.A.N.C.E” by Justice?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mwana Ndeke” by Konono No 1, “Fiebre” by Ricky Martin, “Pop Song 89” by R.E.M. — 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 “D.A.N.C.E” but calmer?

“Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M., “Holiday” by Vampire Weekend keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “D.A.N.C.E”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 123 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 81% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2007 in context

The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo46
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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