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10 songs that feel like Emotion

Matched to Emotion 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.

Emotion
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Emotion
Daft Punk
moderate 45/100 intensity 98 BPM
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Mysterons — Portishead intense 80 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100.

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Music in Twelve Parts — Philip Glass moderate 80 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Computer World — Kraftwerk moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 94% alike.

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What's in Your Head — Disclosure moderate 110 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Ný batterí — Sigur Rós moderate 85 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

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Eurochild — Massive Attack moderate 95 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 39/100. Same layered texture.

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Atlas Air — Massive Attack moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — sits a little calmer at 38/100. Measured 91% alike.

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Shanty — Slowdive intense 95 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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First Circle — Pat Metheny Group moderate 95 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Supercollider — Radiohead moderate 95 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 39/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Neroli — Brian Eno safe

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 8/100, down from 45.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cypress by Tycho
Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 37/100. 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 7. 18/100, versus the original's 45. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Grown Ocean by Fleet Foxes
Grown Ocean — Fleet Foxes safe 85 BPM

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

Theft, And Wandering Around Lost by Cocteau Twins
Theft, And Wandering Around Lost — Cocteau Twins safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Rubycon by Tangerine Dream
Rubycon — Tangerine Dream safe 90 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 7. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Big Ship by Brian Eno
The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 8/100, versus the original's 45.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Emotion” by Daft Punk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Mysterons” by Portishead, “Music in Twelve Parts” by Philip Glass, “Computer World” by Kraftwerk — the top match scores 90% 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 “Emotion” but calmer?

“Neroli” by Brian Eno, “Horizon” by Tycho, “Cypress” by Tycho keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Emotion”?

It measures 45/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and spoken word. 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 42% of songs, calmer than the other 58%. Its intensity reading of 45/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and spoken word. 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 58% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity45
Dynamics67
Tempo32
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force40
Trigger load38

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

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