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10 songs that feel like Da Funk

Matched to Da Funk by Daft Punk 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
Da Funk
Daft Punk
moderate 37/100 intensity 127 BPM
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Wheel Hoss — Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys safe 140 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Rondo Alla Turca — Mozart moderate 140 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Hawaii Five-O — The Ventures safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Hallogallo — Neu! moderate 138 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Negativland — NEU! moderate 138 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Spitzenqualität — NEU! moderate 138 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Neuschnee — Neu! moderate 138 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Chameleon — Herbie Hancock moderate 108 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Rocketship Run — The Laurie Berkner Band safe 120 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Diagon Alley and the Gringotts Vault — John Williams safe 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 39/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Creepin' In — Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard by Paul Simon
Me and Julio Down by the Schoolyard — Paul Simon safe 130 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.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Da Funk” by Daft Punk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wheel Hoss” by Bill Monroe & His Blue Grass Boys, “Rondo Alla Turca” by Mozart, “Hawaii Five-O” by The Ventures — the top match scores 97% 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 “Da Funk” but calmer?

“22” by Taylor Swift, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Da Funk”?

It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 127 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 84% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, bigger: The Grid — Philip Glass

What it’s good for

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity37
Dynamics56
Tempo48
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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