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10 songs that feel like Heroine

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

Heroine
The song you love
Heroine
Suede
moderate 52/100 intensity 112 BPM
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Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels) — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

A 98% 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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Sorted for E's & Wizz — Pulp moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Pet Sounds — The Beach Boys moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Kite — U2 moderate 112 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Isobel — Björk moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Music to Walk Home By — Tame Impala moderate 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Spanish Caravan — The Doors moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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The Suburbs — Arcade Fire moderate 118 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Mermaids — Florence + the Machine moderate 120 BPM

A 98% 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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Scorpio Rising — Soccer Mommy moderate 120 BPM

98% 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 Heroine is more than you want right now.

White Ferrari by Frank Ocean
White Ferrari — Frank Ocean safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Halloween — Phoebe Bridgers 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 7. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Green Gloves by The National
Green Gloves — The National safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 23/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lived in Bars by Cat Power
Lived in Bars — Cat Power safe 116 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.

10:15 Saturday Night by The Cure
10:15 Saturday Night — The Cure safe 128 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 20/100.

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Mellow My Mind — Neil Young safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 52.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Heroine” by Suede?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Neighborhood #1 (Tunnels)” by Arcade Fire, “Sorted for E's & Wizz” by Pulp, “Pet Sounds” by The Beach Boys — the top match scores 98% 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 “Heroine” but calmer?

“White Ferrari” by Frank Ocean, “The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us” by Sufjan Stevens, “Halloween” by Phoebe Bridgers keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Heroine”?

It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 112 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 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 68% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1994 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity52
Dynamics67
Tempo40
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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