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10 songs that feel like For Tomorrow

Matched to For Tomorrow by Blur on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

For Tomorrow
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For Tomorrow
Blur
moderate 49/100 intensity 122 BPM
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Jacksonville — Sufjan Stevens moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Cassidy — Grateful Dead moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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That's Our Lamp — Mitski moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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American Girls — Harry Styles moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Mykonos — Fleet Foxes moderate 135 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

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Ragged Wood — Fleet Foxes moderate 135 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Untitled — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Devil in a New Dress — Kanye West moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Northern Lights — Death Cab for Cutie moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Kite — Kate Bush moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when For Tomorrow is more than you want right now.

Sunblind by Fleet Foxes
Sunblind — Fleet Foxes safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 32/100, down from 49.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment) by BTS

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 26/100.

Be Thankful for What You've Got by Massive Attack
Be Thankful for What You've Got — Massive Attack 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 49.

That's Why I'm Here by James Taylor
That's Why I'm Here — James Taylor safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 18/100, down from 49.

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Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Biking by Frank Ocean
Biking — Frank Ocean safe 80 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 16/100.

Get Free by Lana Del Rey
Get Free — Lana Del Rey safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 25/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “For Tomorrow” by Blur?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Jacksonville” by Sufjan Stevens, “Cassidy” by Grateful Dead, “That's Our Lamp” by Mitski — 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 “For Tomorrow” but calmer?

“Sunblind” by Fleet Foxes, “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” by BTS keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “For Tomorrow”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 122 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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 80% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1993 in context

The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 6/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo46
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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