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10 songs that feel like Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)

Matched to Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) by Carlos Santana on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
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Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)
Carlos Santana
intense 60/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Once Upon a Time in the West — Ennio Morricone intense 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Strobe — Deadmau5 intense 128 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 68/100. Same complex texture.

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Frozen — Madonna intense 92 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 91% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Triad — Tool intense 85 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same complex texture.

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Afro Blue — John Coltrane intense 90 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Phaedra — Tangerine Dream intense 90 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same complex texture.

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Climax — Usher moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Measured 90% alike.

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Jupiter (Variation) — John Coltrane intense

Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same complex texture.

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Sometimes — My Bloody Valentine intense 75 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

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Leo — John Coltrane intense

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 66/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile) is more than you want right now.

Serenade for Strings in C Major by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Serenade for Strings in C Major — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 37/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Theme from Jurassic Park — John Williams safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Miracle of Love — Eurythmics safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Princess Mononoke (Theme Song) — Joe Hisaishi moderate 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 41/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Neptune by Gustav Holst
Neptune — Gustav Holst safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 60.

Perséphone by Igor Stravinsky
Perséphone — Igor Stravinsky safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hymn of the Cherubim by Tchaikovsky
Hymn of the Cherubim — Tchaikovsky safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 22/100.

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Wachet auf, ruft uns die Stimme, BWV 140 — Johann Sebastian Bach safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 44/100, versus the original's 60.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)” by Carlos Santana?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Once Upon a Time in the West” by Ennio Morricone, “Strobe” by Deadmau5, “Frozen” by Madonna — the top match scores 98% 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 “Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)” but calmer?

“Serenade for Strings in C Major” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “Theme from Jurassic Park” by John Williams, “The Miracle of Love” by Eurythmics keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Europa (Earth's Cry Heaven's Smile)”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 90 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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, calmer: Father — Aphex Twin

What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1976 in context

The 192 songs we’ve measured from 1976 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics89
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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