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10 songs that feel like Electric Feel

Matched to Electric Feel by MGMT 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
Electric Feel
MGMT
moderate 39/100 intensity 98 BPM
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Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes — Paul Simon moderate 96 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (96 BPM).

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New You — My Bloody Valentine moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Multi-Love — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 105 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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Pueblo Nuevo — Buena Vista Social Club moderate 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Smooth — Carlos Santana moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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London Boy — Taylor Swift moderate 100 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Pelota — Khruangbin moderate 105 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

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That's Right You're Not from Texas — Lyle Lovett moderate 90 BPM

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

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Corazón — Carole King moderate 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

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Home — Caribou moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Kinky Reggae by Bob Marley
Kinky Reggae — Bob Marley safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 38/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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African Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

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

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World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids — Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 41/100.

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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 39.

Jambalaya (On the Bayou) by Hank Williams
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) — Hank Williams safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 39.

Move It On Over by Hank Williams
Move It On Over — Hank Williams safe 120 BPM

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

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Mah Nà Mah Nà — Piero Umiliani 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 27/100.

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Following the Leader — Bobby Driscoll, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, and Lost Boys cast safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Electric Feel” by MGMT?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes” by Paul Simon, “New You” by My Bloody Valentine, “Multi-Love” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra — 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 “Electric Feel” but calmer?

“Kinky Reggae” by Bob Marley, “African Playground” by Putumayo Kids, “World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids” by Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Electric Feel”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 98 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo32
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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