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10 songs that feel like Gone

Matched to Gone by M83 on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Gone
M83
moderate 43/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Eurochild — Massive Attack moderate 95 BPM

A 96% 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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c. et al. — Snail Mail moderate 95 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Unhappy Girl — The Doors moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Magnets — Disclosure featuring Lorde moderate 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Dead Skin Cells — Future Sound of London moderate 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

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Ný batterí — Sigur Rós moderate 85 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Shitloads of Money — Weyes Blood moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Viðrar vel til loftárása — Sigur Rós moderate 80 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Gold Soundz — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

A 94% 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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Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Say Yes to Heaven by Lana Del Rey
Say Yes to Heaven — Lana Del Rey safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 11/100, down from 43.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

A Wolf Who Wears Sheeps Clothes by Mac DeMarco
A Wolf Who Wears Sheeps Clothes — Mac DeMarco safe 85 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 7. Reads 16/100.

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Meeting in the Aisle — Radiohead safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 24/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Zebra by Beach House
Zebra — Beach House safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 43.

Computer Love by Kraftwerk
Computer Love — Kraftwerk safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Father to a Sister of Thought by Pavement
Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Daydreamer by Adele
Daydreamer — Adele safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 15/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gone” by M83?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Eurochild” by Massive Attack, “c. et al.” by Snail Mail, “Unhappy Girl” by The Doors — the top match scores 96% 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 “Gone” but calmer?

“Say Yes to Heaven” by Lana Del Rey, “Überlin” by R.E.M., “A Wolf Who Wears Sheeps Clothes” by Mac DeMarco keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Gone”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 100 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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