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10 songs that feel like Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall

Matched to Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall by Coldplay on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall
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Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall
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intense 68/100 intensity 124 BPM
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Sympathy for the Devil — The Rolling Stones intense 113 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100).

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Anna Stesia — Prince intense 112 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Hot Pants — James Brown intense 125 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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Fez – Being Born — U2 intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Birdland — Patti Smith intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Jig of Life — Kate Bush intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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Free Your Mind and Your Ass Will Follow — Funkadelic intense 95 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Losss — Björk intense 110 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

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Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres — Rush intense 140 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

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Get Real Get Right — Sufjan Stevens intense 140 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall is more than you want right now.

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Emerald Rush — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 43/100, down from 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Incident at Neshabur — Carlos Santana moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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New Lands — Justice moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hallogallo by Neu!
Hallogallo — Neu! moderate 138 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 38/100, versus the original's 68.

Phase Dance by Pat Metheny Group
Phase Dance — Pat Metheny Group moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 54/100, down from 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ricochet by Tangerine Dream
Ricochet — Tangerine Dream moderate 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

Never Stop by Echo & the Bunnymen
Never Stop — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 54/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Gosh by Jamie xx
Gosh — Jamie xx moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 62/100, versus the original's 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” by Coldplay?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sympathy for the Devil” by The Rolling Stones, “Anna Stesia” by Prince, “Hot Pants” by James Brown — 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 “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall” but calmer?

“Emerald Rush” by Jon Hopkins, “Incident at Neshabur” by Carlos Santana, “New Lands” by Justice keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall”?

It measures 68/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 124 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 88% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 68/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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.

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity68
Dynamics78
Tempo47
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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