10 songs that feel like We Are Young
Matched to We Are Young by Fun on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 97% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 51/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).
96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 50/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same cathartic pull — sits a little calmer at 52/100. Measured 96% alike.
Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 52/100.
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 54/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same cathartic pull — sits a little calmer at 53/100. Measured 94% alike.
Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 46/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when We Are Young is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 60.
It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 55/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 35/100.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 50/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 36/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 54/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 47/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 52/100, versus the original's 60.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “We Are Young” by Fun?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “More Than a Feeling” by Boston, “Go Let It Out” by Oasis, “Instant Karma!” by John Lennon — the top match scores 97% 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 “We Are Young” but calmer?
“The Best Thing I Never Had” by Beyoncé, “Bam Bam” by Camila Cabello feat. Ed Sheeran, “Stop Crying Your Heart Out” by Oasis keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “We Are Young”?
It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 94 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 77% 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.
2012 in context
The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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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