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10 songs that feel like Levels

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

Levels
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Levels
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intense 77/100 intensity 126 BPM
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Four Ton Mantis — Amon Tobin intense 125 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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La Valse — Lang Lang intense 140 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

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Bitches Brew — Miles Davis intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Ballade No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 23 — Frédéric Chopin intense 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

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Carmen Fantasy — Yo-Yo Ma intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue — Duke Ellington intense 140 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same complex texture.

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La Campanella — Lang Lang intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Measured 97% alike.

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Polonaise in A-flat Major, Op. 53 'Heroic' — Frédéric Chopin intense 108 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (75/100). Same complex texture.

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Lux Aeterna — Clint Mansell intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Pharaoh's Dance — Miles Davis intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (76/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Best Day of My Life — Kidz Bop Kids safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 41/100, down from 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Pop Goes the Weasel — Cedarmont Kids safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Family Madrigal — Lin-Manuel Miranda safe 116 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Can You Picture That? — Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 45/100, versus the original's 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Following the Leader — Bobby Driscoll, Paul Collins, Tommy Luske, and Lost Boys cast safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 19/100, down from 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mah Nà Mah Nà — Piero Umiliani safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Our Imaginary Rhino — Justin Roberts safe 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 45/100.

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Meltdown — Justin Roberts safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 38/100, versus the original's 77. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Levels” by Avicii?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Four Ton Mantis” by Amon Tobin, “La Valse” by Lang Lang, “Bitches Brew” by Miles Davis — 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 “Levels” but calmer?

“Best Day of My Life” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Pop Goes the Weasel” by Cedarmont Kids, “The Family Madrigal” by Lin-Manuel Miranda keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Levels”?

It measures 77/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 126 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 93% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 77/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, frequent shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Focus3/10
Workout8/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2011 in context

The 372 songs we’ve measured from 2011 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity77
Dynamics89
Tempo48
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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