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10 songs that feel like Gymnopedie No 3

Matched to Gymnopedie No 3 by Erik Satie 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
Gymnopedie No 3
Erik Satie
safe 12/100 intensity 60 BPM
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To Next Year — Labradford safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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November — Max Richter safe 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Same smooth texture.

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Infra 3 — Max Richter safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Embers — Max Richter safe 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Same smooth texture.

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Dream 3 — Max Richter safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Journey — Max Richter safe 60 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Same smooth texture.

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The Tired Sounds — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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A Meaningful Moment — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Same smooth texture.

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Piano Aquarelle — Stars of the Lid safe 60 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (60 BPM).

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Etude No. 2 — Philip Glass safe 66 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gymnopedie No 3” by Erik Satie?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “To Next Year” by Labradford, “November” by Max Richter, “Infra 3” by Max Richter — the top match scores 99% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Gymnopedie No 3”?

It measures 12/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 60 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 99% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 12/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype0/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity12
Dynamics33
Tempo11
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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