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10 songs that feel like Nights on Broadway

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

Nights on Broadway
The song you love
Nights on Broadway
Bee Gees
moderate 51/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Cloudbusting — Kate Bush moderate 102 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (102 BPM).

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Cry Wolf — a-ha moderate 116 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Baile Inolvidable — Bad Bunny moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Don't Play That Song (You Lied) — Aretha Franklin moderate 108 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Damage Gets Done — Hozier moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

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Dang! — Mac Miller feat. Anderson .Paak moderate 110 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Hey Jane — Spiritualized moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Monaco — Bad Bunny moderate 92 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Isn't It Midnight — Fleetwood Mac moderate 124 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

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Back and Forth — Kehlani moderate 92 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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New Years Day — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Homesick by Dua Lipa
Homesick — Dua Lipa safe 98 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hey Mama by Kanye West
Hey Mama — Kanye West safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100.

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island — Herbie Hancock safe 105 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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The Tree of Forgiveness — John Prine safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 21/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Honky Tonk Blues by Hank Williams
Honky Tonk Blues — Hank Williams safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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We're Gonna Hold On — George Jones & Tammy Wynette safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100.

Feathered Indians by Tyler Childers
Feathered Indians — Tyler Childers safe 87 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Nights on Broadway” by Bee Gees?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Cloudbusting” by Kate Bush, “Cry Wolf” by a-ha, “Baile Inolvidable” by Bad Bunny — 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 “Nights on Broadway” but calmer?

“New Years Day” by Taylor Swift, “Homesick” by Dua Lipa, “Hey Mama” by Kanye West keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Nights on Broadway”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 66% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1975 in context

The 249 songs we’ve measured from 1975 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity51
Dynamics67
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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