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10 songs that feel like Fade Away and Radiate

Matched to Fade Away and Radiate by Blondie on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Fade Away and Radiate
Blondie
moderate 41/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Hand It Over — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Pilots — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Crystalline Green — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Caravan Girl — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Dreaming — Goldfrapp moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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She Moves She — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Dive — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Together in Electric Dreams — The Human League moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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I Found a Whistle — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Alien Days — MGMT moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Fade Away and Radiate is more than you want right now.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 35/100.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 41.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 17/100, down from 41.

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The Rip — Portishead safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

If You Say the Word by Radiohead
If You Say the Word — Radiohead 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 6. Reads 17/100.

Pay No Mind by Beach House
Pay No Mind — Beach House safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fade Away and Radiate” by Blondie?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hand It Over” by MGMT, “Pilots” by Goldfrapp, “Crystalline Green” by Goldfrapp — 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 “Fade Away and Radiate” but calmer?

“Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4” by Frédéric Chopin, “August” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fade Away and Radiate”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 120 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1978 in context

The 214 songs we’ve measured from 1978 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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