10 songs that feel like Higher Love
Matched to Higher Love by Kygo & Whitney Houston on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).
Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same smooth texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (104 BPM).
99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same smooth texture.
A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same smooth texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Higher Love is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 25/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 31/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 31/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 22/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 32/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Higher Love” by Kygo & Whitney Houston?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “To Be Young, Gifted and Black” by Nina Simone, “Awake My Soul” by Mumford & Sons, “Dirt Off Your Shoulder” by Jay-Z — 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.
What songs are like “Higher Love” but calmer?
“A New Day Has Come” by Celine Dion, “All You Need Is Love” by The Beatles, “We Shall Be Free” by Garth Brooks keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Higher Love”?
It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 66% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2019 in context
The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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