10 songs that feel like Fix You
Matched to Fix You 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.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).
Measures 94% the same. It sits a little calmer at 29/100. Same smooth texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (144 BPM).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same feel — lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Measured 98% alike.
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same smooth texture.
A 86% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).
97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Fix You is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 31/100, down from 35.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 22/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 20/100, versus the original's 35.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 14/100, down from 35.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 8/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 20/100, versus the original's 35.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Fix You” by Coldplay?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Rain (Supa Dupa Fly)” by Missy Elliott, “Pennies from Heaven” by Frank Sinatra, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure — the top match scores 90% 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 “Fix You” but calmer?
“Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Orinoco Flow” by Enya keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Fix You”?
It measures 35/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 138 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 23% of songs, calmer than the other 77%. Its intensity reading of 35/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2005 in context
The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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