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10 songs that feel like Human Behaviour

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

Human Behaviour
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Human Behaviour
Björk
moderate 47/100 intensity 92 BPM
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Vaca Profana — Caetano Veloso moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Loving the Alien — David Bowie moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Hairpin Turns — The National moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Synthesizer — OutKast moderate 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Total Entertainment Forever — Father John Misty moderate 112 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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People Are Strange — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 82 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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When the God of Love Returns There'll Be Hell to Pay — Father John Misty moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same rebellious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 98% alike.

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White Man's World — Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Living the Dream — Sturgill Simpson moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same rebellious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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The Book of Right-On — Joanna Newsom moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton — The Mountain Goats safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 14/100, down from 47.

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Butterfly Caught — Massive Attack safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 25/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thumbing My Way by Pearl Jam
Thumbing My Way — Pearl Jam safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge.

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In My Secret Life — Leonard Cohen safe 82 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You Want It Darker by Leonard Cohen
You Want It Darker — Leonard Cohen safe 80 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 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Human Behaviour” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Vaca Profana” by Caetano Veloso, “Loving the Alien” by David Bowie, “Hairpin Turns” by The National — 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 “Human Behaviour” but calmer?

“The Best Ever Death Metal Band in Denton” by The Mountain Goats, “Butterfly Caught” by Massive Attack, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Human Behaviour”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 92 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1993 in context

The 260 songs we’ve measured from 1993 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo29
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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