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10 songs that feel like Everybody Wants to Rule the World
Matched to Everybody Wants to Rule the World by Tears for Fears on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (114 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (113 BPM).
Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).
97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Everybody Wants to Rule the World is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 27/100, versus the original's 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 21/100, versus the original's 44.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” by Tears for Fears?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Get Lucky” by Daft Punk, “You & Me” by Flume, “I'm Beginning to See the Light” by Duke Ellington — 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 “Everybody Wants to Rule the World” but calmer?
“Me in Honey” by R.E.M., “Everyday People” by Sly and the Family Stone, “Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Everybody Wants to Rule the World”?
It measures 44/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 116 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 41% of songs, calmer than the other 59%. Its intensity reading of 44/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 59% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1985 in context
The 186 songs we’ve measured from 1985 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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