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10 songs that feel like Jóga

Matched to Jóga 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.

Jóga
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intense 70/100 intensity 144 BPM
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Amazing Journey — The Who intense 145 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

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Get Real Get Right — Sufjan Stevens intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

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Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone — Neutral Milk Hotel intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Undertow — Tool intense 152 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (70/100). Same layered texture.

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Feed Me with Your Kiss — My Bloody Valentine intense 135 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100).

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7empest — Tool intense 135 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

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Birdland — Patti Smith intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Geyser — Mitski intense 128 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

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Pneuma — Tool intense 124 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).

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Cygnus X-1 Book II: Hemispheres — Rush intense 140 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart moderate 132 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 51/100, down from 70.

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CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 86/100 — the pull without the edge.

Pagan Poetry by Björk
Pagan Poetry — Björk moderate 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 30/100.

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Hoppipolla — Sigur Rós moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 41/100, versus the original's 70.

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Warrior — Steve Earle moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 49/100, down from 70.

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I Put a Spell on You — The Animals moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge.

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I Put a Spell on You — Creedence Clearwater Revival moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 49/100.

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Violin Concerto in D Minor — Jean Sibelius moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 63/100, versus the original's 70.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Jóga” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Amazing Journey” by The Who, “Get Real Get Right” by Sufjan Stevens, “Gardenhead/Leave Me Alone” by Neutral Milk Hotel — 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 “Jóga” but calmer?

“Piano Concerto No. 20 in D minor, K. 466” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “CPR” by Wet Leg, “Pagan Poetry” by Björk keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Jóga”?

It measures 70/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 144 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 70/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 94% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity70
Dynamics78
Tempo58
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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