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10 songs that feel like Like an Angel Passing Through My Room

Matched to Like an Angel Passing Through My Room by ABBA on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
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Like an Angel Passing Through My Room
ABBA
moderate 15/100 intensity 72 BPM
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Revelator — Gillian Welch moderate 72 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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White Gloves — Khruangbin safe 85 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Measured 94% alike.

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St Jude — Florence and the Machine moderate 72 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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Knockin' on Heaven's Door — Bob Dylan moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

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Everyday Is Like Sunday — Morrissey moderate 72 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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The Goal — Leonard Cohen moderate 60 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Everybody — Mac Miller moderate 60 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100). Same smooth texture.

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Once Upon a Time in the West — Dire Straits safe 60 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (14/100).

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On Your Shore — Enya safe 60 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (10/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Like an Angel Passing Through My Room is more than you want right now.

On Your Shore by Enya
On Your Shore — Enya safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 10/100, down from 15.

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

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 13/100.

The Big Ship by Brian Eno
The Big Ship — Brian Eno safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 8/100, versus the original's 15.

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This Old Dog — Mac DeMarco safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 22/100, down from 15.

Slow Cheetah by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Slow Cheetah — Red Hot Chili Peppers safe 70 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Water Shows the Hidden Heart by Enya
Water Shows the Hidden Heart — Enya safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Amid the Falling Snow by Enya
Amid the Falling Snow — Enya safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 11/100, versus the original's 15. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Like an Angel Passing Through My Room” by ABBA?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Revelator” by Gillian Welch, “White Gloves” by Khruangbin, “Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys — 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 “Like an Angel Passing Through My Room” but calmer?

“On Your Shore” by Enya, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Like an Angel Passing Through My Room”?

It measures 15/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 72 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 97% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 15/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype0/10

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

1981 in context

The 194 songs we’ve measured from 1981 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 4/10, 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

Intensity15
Dynamics33
Tempo18
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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