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10 songs that feel like Education Entertainment Recreation

Matched to Education Entertainment Recreation by New Order 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
Education Entertainment Recreation
New Order
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Mothers Talk — Tears for Fears moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Superfast Jellyfish — Gorillaz moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Strange Timez — Gorillaz moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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On the Other Side — The Strokes moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Utilitarian — Spoon moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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She Works Out Too Much — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Human Performance — Parquet Courts moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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That's Entertainment — The Jam moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Somewhere Else — Razorlight moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Relentless Logic — Faithless moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580 by Antonio Vivaldi

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Pulcinella Suite — Igor Stravinsky safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 30/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Ipanema — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Heaven by Depeche Mode
Heaven — Depeche Mode safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 18/100, versus the original's 49.

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 49.

Mint Car by The Cure
Mint Car — The Cure safe 126 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Jamming — Bob Marley and the Wailers safe 76 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 31/100.

Bemsha Swing by Thelonious Monk
Bemsha Swing — Thelonious Monk safe 180 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 44/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Education Entertainment Recreation” by New Order?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mothers Talk” by Tears for Fears, “Superfast Jellyfish” by Gorillaz, “Strange Timez” by Gorillaz — 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 “Education Entertainment Recreation” but calmer?

“Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580” by Antonio Vivaldi, “Pulcinella Suite” by Igor Stravinsky, “The Girl from Ipanema” by Antonio Carlos Jobim keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Education Entertainment Recreation”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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