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10 songs that feel like Out of This World

Matched to Out of This World by John Coltrane on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Out of This World
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Out of This World
John Coltrane
intense 84/100 intensity 120 BPM
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33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time) — Eric Dolphy intense 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100). Same complex texture.

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Manfred Symphony — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Same complex texture.

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Jam Back at the House — Jimi Hendrix intense 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (82/100).

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Moments Musicaux, Op. 16 — Sergei Rachmaninoff intense 100 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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Petrushka — Igor Stravinsky intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (84/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Symphony No. 9 — Gustav Mahler intense 100 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (83/100). Same complex texture.

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Vordhosbn — Aphex Twin intense 170 BPM

A 87% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (89/100).

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Skies of America — Ornette Coleman intense 100 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 71/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Out of This World is more than you want right now.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 27/100, down from 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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CPR — Wet Leg moderate 130 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 86/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 60/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Super 8 — Jason Isbell moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 53/100, versus the original's 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Personal Jesus by Depeche Mode
Personal Jesus — Depeche Mode moderate 129 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 54/100, down from 84. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Hunger — Florence and the Machine moderate 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 52/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

But Not for Me by John Coltrane
But Not for Me — John Coltrane safe 120 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 9. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 51/100, versus the original's 84.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Out of This World” by John Coltrane?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “33 Variations on a Waltz by Anton Diabelli” by Ludwig van Beethoven, “Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All the Time)” by Eric Dolphy, “Manfred Symphony” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky — the top match scores 96% 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 “Out of This World” but calmer?

“The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “CPR” by Wet Leg, “I've Gotta Get a Message to You” by Bee Gees keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Out of This World”?

It measures 84/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 120 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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 97% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 84/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, complex texture, extreme shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: 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 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
Focus2/10
Workout9/10
Dinner4/10
Party / hype9/10

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

1962 in context

The 107 songs we’ve measured from 1962 average a dynamic range of 5.9/10. At 9/10, 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

Intensity84
Dynamics89
Tempo44
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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