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10 songs that feel like Ghosts

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

Ghosts
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Ghosts
Bruce Springsteen
moderate 57/100 intensity 128 BPM
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That's Where You're Wrong — Arctic Monkeys moderate 142 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100).

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Damage Gets Done — Hozier moderate 110 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Coming Home — Iron Maiden moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Because the Night — Patti Smith moderate 122 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

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Yahweh — U2 moderate 134 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (134 BPM).

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Baile Inolvidable — Bad Bunny moderate 95 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

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Next Year — Foo Fighters moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Summer Moved On — a-ha moderate 98 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same layered texture.

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Long Live — Taylor Swift moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Epilogue: Young Forever — BTS moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 33/100, down from 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

HOME by BTS
HOME — BTS safe 128 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mikrokosmos by BTS
Mikrokosmos — BTS safe 136 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Radio by Lana Del Rey
Radio — Lana Del Rey safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 27/100, versus the original's 57.

Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) by Arcade Fire
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) — Arcade Fire safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 45/100, down from 57. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Angeleyes by ABBA
Angeleyes — ABBA safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pennies from Heaven by Louis Armstrong
Pennies from Heaven — Louis Armstrong safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 37/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Pennies from Heaven — Frank Sinatra safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 35/100, versus the original's 57.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ghosts” by Bruce Springsteen?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “That's Where You're Wrong” by Arctic Monkeys, “Damage Gets Done” by Hozier, “Coming Home” by Iron Maiden — the top match scores 95% 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 “Ghosts” but calmer?

“Hometown Glory” by Adele, “HOME” by BTS, “Mikrokosmos” by BTS keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ghosts”?

It measures 57/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 76% of songs, calmer than the other 24%. Its intensity reading of 57/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 84% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus7/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity57
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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