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10 songs that feel like Here

Matched to Here by Pavement 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
Here
Pavement
moderate 53/100 intensity 125 BPM
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That's That — MF DOOM moderate 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).

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Pretty Mary K — Elliott Smith moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Figaro — MF DOOM moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 94% alike.

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So Far — Faust moderate 110 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 59/100. Same layered texture.

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The Sad Skinhead — Faust intense 140 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and runs a little hotter at 66/100.

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I've Got My Car and My TV — Faust intense 120 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 64/100. Same layered texture.

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Ovule — Björk moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Brownsville Girl — Bob Dylan moderate 110 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Cow Thief Skank — Lee Scratch Perry moderate 80 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100).

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Frame by Frame — King Crimson intense 137 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 65/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da — The Police safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Vicar in a Tutu — The Smiths safe 120 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 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Uncle John's Band — Grateful Dead safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 30/100, versus the original's 53.

Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
Way Out West — Sonny Rollins safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 36/100, down from 53.

Have You Heard by Pat Metheny Group
Have You Heard — Pat Metheny Group safe 140 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge.

Seymour Stein by Belle and Sebastian
Seymour Stein — Belle and Sebastian safe 118 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 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Goodbye Weekend by Mac DeMarco
Goodbye Weekend — Mac DeMarco safe 85 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 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Here” by Pavement?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “That's That” by MF DOOM, “Pretty Mary K” by Elliott Smith, “Figaro” by MF DOOM — 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 “Here” but calmer?

“De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” by The Police, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Vicar in a Tutu” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Here”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 125 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 82% 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.

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What it’s good for

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1992 in context

The 233 songs we’ve measured from 1992 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 6/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity53
Dynamics56
Tempo47
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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