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10 songs that feel like Oceania

Matched to Oceania by Björk 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
Oceania
Björk
moderate 48/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Flight of the Navigator — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Half Light I — Arcade Fire moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Just Let Go — Sturgill Simpson moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Carolyn's Fingers — Cocteau Twins safe 95 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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Terrapin Station — Grateful Dead moderate 110 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Eagle — ABBA moderate 105 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Eyes of the World — Grateful Dead moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Falling Forever — Dua Lipa moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

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Turn Blue — The Black Keys moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Waiting on Words — The Black Keys moderate 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Afer Ventus by Enya
Afer Ventus — Enya safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 48.

Theft, And Wandering Around Lost by Cocteau Twins
Theft, And Wandering Around Lost — Cocteau Twins safe 85 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.

Undo by Björk
Undo — Björk safe 95 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 6. Reads 25/100.

L by Tycho
L — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 26/100, versus the original's 48.

Dye by Tycho
Dye — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 19/100, down from 48.

Plains by Tycho
Plains — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge.

Spectre by Tycho
Spectre — Tycho safe 95 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 6. Reads 15/100.

Glider by Tycho
Glider — Tycho safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Oceania” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Flight of the Navigator” by Childish Gambino, “Half Light I” by Arcade Fire, “Just Let Go” by Sturgill Simpson — the top match scores 97% 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 “Oceania” but calmer?

“Afer Ventus” by Enya, “Theft, And Wandering Around Lost” by Cocteau Twins, “Undo” by Björk keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Oceania”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 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

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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