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10 songs that feel like Parade

Matched to Parade by Justice 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
Parade
Justice
moderate 40/100 intensity 110 BPM
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Dougou Delenke — Amadou and Mariam moderate 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Funky Worm — Ohio Players moderate 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Let the Music Take Your Mind — Kool and the Gang moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Pueblo Nuevo — Buena Vista Social Club moderate 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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19-2000 — Gorillaz moderate 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Surfing on a Rocket — Air moderate 130 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Melody Day — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Crayon — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

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Sao Joao Xango Menino — Gilberto Gil moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

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Doughnut — Twice moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 35/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 29/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 27/100, down from 40.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

9 to 5 by Dolly Parton
9 to 5 — Dolly Parton safe 120 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Two Doors Down by Dolly Parton
Two Doors Down — Dolly Parton safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 36/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Parade” by Justice?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Dougou Delenke” by Amadou and Mariam, “Funky Worm” by Ohio Players, “Let the Music Take Your Mind” by Kool and the Gang — the top match scores 98% 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 “Parade” but calmer?

“Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Parade”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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