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10 songs that feel like House of the Rising Sun
Matched to House of the Rising Sun by The Ventures on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).
96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 95% alike.
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).
98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 98% alike.
Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.
A 93% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and runs a little hotter at 43/100.
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when House of the Rising Sun is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 36/100, versus the original's 37.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 29/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 37.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “House of the Rising Sun” by The Ventures?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Hilarious Movie of the 90s” by Four Tet, “Walking Down Broadway” by Link Wray, “Crescendolls” by Daft Punk — the top match scores 96% 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 “House of the Rising Sun” but calmer?
“In My Life” by The Beatles, “This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, “Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “House of the Rising Sun”?
It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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.
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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