10 songs that feel like Your Hand in Mine
Matched to Your Hand in Mine by Explosions in the Sky on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 92% alike.
Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same complex texture.
A 91% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100).
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same complex texture.
Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 95% alike.
Measures 91% the same. It runs a little hotter at 71/100. Same complex texture.
A 91% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and runs a little hotter at 71/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same complex texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Your Hand in Mine is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 13/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
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 8. Reads 32/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 43/100, versus the original's 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 40/100, down from 62. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 41/100, versus the original's 62.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Your Hand in Mine” by Explosions in the Sky?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Phaedra” by Tangerine Dream, “Czardas” by Yo-Yo Ma, “Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52” by Frédéric Chopin — 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 “Your Hand in Mine” but calmer?
“Edelweiss” by Julie Andrews, “If I Didn't Have You” by Randy Newman, “We Belong Together” by Randy Newman keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Your Hand in Mine”?
It measures 62/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 100 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 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 62/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 83% 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2003 in context
The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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