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10 songs that feel like Feel Good Inc

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

Feel Good Inc
The song you love
Feel Good Inc
Gorillaz
moderate 43/100 intensity 139 BPM
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Heaven or Las Vegas — Cocteau Twins moderate 118 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

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Ultralight Beam — Kanye West moderate 94 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Come As You Are — Nirvana moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Black Magic Woman — Carlos Santana moderate 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Dizzy Atmosphere — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 110 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

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Kyoto — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 139 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Unfinished Sympathy — Massive Attack moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 95% alike.

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She Found Now — My Bloody Valentine moderate 110 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

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Dive — Beach House moderate 135 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (135 BPM).

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Lavender Haze — Taylor Swift moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Sæglópur by Sigur Rós
Sæglópur — Sigur Rós safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 31/100, down from 43.

The Revolution Will Not Be Televised by Gil Scott-Heron
The Revolution Will Not Be Televised — Gil Scott-Heron safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge.

Orinoco Flow by Enya
Orinoco Flow — Enya safe 90 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 22/100.

First Light by Harold Budd and Brian Eno
First Light — Harold Budd and Brian Eno safe

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 20/100, versus the original's 43.

Sailing by Christopher Cross
Sailing — Christopher Cross safe 63 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 14/100, down from 43.

I Giorni by Ludovico Einaudi
I Giorni — Ludovico Einaudi safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.

Turning by Alex de Grassi
Turning — Alex de Grassi safe 60 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 8/100.

Behind the Gardens by Andreas Vollenweider
Behind the Gardens — Andreas Vollenweider safe 55 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 20/100, versus the original's 43.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Feel Good Inc” by Gorillaz?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Heaven or Las Vegas” by Cocteau Twins, “Ultralight Beam” by Kanye West, “Come As You Are” by Nirvana — 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 “Feel Good Inc” but calmer?

“Sæglópur” by Sigur Rós, “The Revolution Will Not Be Televised” by Gil Scott-Heron, “Orinoco Flow” by Enya keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Feel Good Inc”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 139 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 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity43
Dynamics56
Tempo55
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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