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10 songs that feel like No Ceiling

Matched to No Ceiling by Eddie Vedder on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
No Ceiling
Eddie Vedder
moderate 33/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Crystal Ship — The Doors safe 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Exhale — Whitney Houston safe 70 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same smooth texture.

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Superposition — Daniel Caesar safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Cherry Wine — Haim safe 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same smooth texture.

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Opalite — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).

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Quiet — Jason Mraz safe 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Follaton Wood — Ben Howard safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same calm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Monday — IU safe 80 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

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Can You Feel the Love Tonight — Elton John moderate 68 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same calm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).

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Settle for a Slowdown — Dierks Bentley safe 75 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when No Ceiling is more than you want right now.

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Solomon Sinfonia — Handel safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 36/100, down from 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

To Spring by Edvard Grieg
To Spring — Edvard Grieg safe 80 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

King of Kings by Ladysmith Black Mambazo
King of Kings — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Ngeke Sahlukana — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 30/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wonderful World Beautiful People by Jimmy Cliff
Wonderful World Beautiful People — Jimmy Cliff safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 19/100, down from 33.

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We Shall Overcome — Pete Seeger safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Everything Is Sound — Jason Mraz safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Who Says — John Mayer safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “No Ceiling” by Eddie Vedder?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Crystal Ship” by The Doors, “Exhale” by Whitney Houston, “Superposition” by Daniel Caesar — 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 “No Ceiling” but calmer?

“Solomon Sinfonia” by Handel, “To Spring” by Edvard Grieg, “King of Kings” by Ladysmith Black Mambazo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “No Ceiling”?

It measures 33/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 33/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity33
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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