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10 songs that feel like Music for a Sushi Restaurant

Matched to Music for a Sushi Restaurant by Harry Styles on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Music for a Sushi Restaurant
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Music for a Sushi Restaurant
Harry Styles
moderate 60/100 intensity 123 BPM
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Big Time Sensuality — Björk moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Vente Pa Ca — Ricky Martin intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Un Dos Tres — Ricky Martin intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Dafodil — Jamie xx moderate 110 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

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Hit It and Quit It — Funkadelic moderate 110 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100).

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Quimbara — Celia Cruz intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Come On Over Baby (All I Want Is You) — Christina Aguilera moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Library Pictures — Arctic Monkeys moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

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Mine Smell Like Honey — R.E.M. moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Stereotypes — Blur moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Music for a Sushi Restaurant is more than you want right now.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 39/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 40/100, versus the original's 60.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Twistin' the Night Away — Sam Cooke safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 36/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Jambalaya (On the Bayou) by Hank Williams
Jambalaya (On the Bayou) — Hank Williams safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 19/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” by Harry Styles?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Big Time Sensuality” by Björk, “Vente Pa Ca” by Ricky Martin, “Un Dos Tres” by Ricky Martin — 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 “Music for a Sushi Restaurant” but calmer?

“22” by Taylor Swift, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Music for a Sushi Restaurant”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 123 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 81% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo46
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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