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10 songs that feel like Getting There

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

Getting There
The song you love
Getting There
Flying Lotus
moderate 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
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I Only Said — My Bloody Valentine moderate 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same hypnotic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Snow on the Beach — Taylor Swift moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Bedtime Story — Madonna moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Eyesdown — Bonobo moderate 88 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Cirrus — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 48/100. Same layered texture.

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Dolphins — Tim Buckley moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Gold Rush — Taylor Swift moderate 100 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Goodmorning — Weyes Blood moderate 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Waltz No. 1 — Elliott Smith moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

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 12/100.

The Morning by The Weeknd
The Morning — The Weeknd safe 78 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 38.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 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 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Undo by Björk
Undo — Björk safe 95 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 25/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Weather Storm by Massive Attack
Weather Storm — Massive Attack safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 14/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Getting There” by Flying Lotus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I Only Said” by My Bloody Valentine, “Snow on the Beach” by Taylor Swift, “Bedtime Story” by Madonna — the top match scores 94% 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 “Getting There” but calmer?

“August” by Taylor Swift, “Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys, “Happiness Is a Butterfly” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Getting There”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 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
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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