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10 songs that feel like Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars

Matched to Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars by Antonio Carlos Jobim on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
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Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars
Antonio Carlos Jobim
safe 12/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Where or When — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and runs a little hotter at 19/100.

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Sunrise — Norah Jones safe 80 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Same smooth texture.

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Garota de Ipanema — Tom Jobim safe 130 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Measured 95% alike.

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At My Most Beautiful — R.E.M. safe 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Love Minus Zero/No Limit — Bob Dylan safe 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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Songbird — Fleetwood Mac safe 75 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Same smooth texture.

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Memories Are Made of This — Dean Martin safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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After Hours — The Velvet Underground safe 110 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

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I'm Sticking with You — The Velvet Underground safe 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100).

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Edelweiss — Julie Andrews safe 90 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (13/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars” by Antonio Carlos Jobim?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Where or When” by Ella Fitzgerald, “Sunrise” by Norah Jones, “Garota de Ipanema” by Tom Jobim — the top match scores 92% alike. Matching is by how the songs actually move (intensity, dynamic range, texture, tempo, predictability, vocal force), not by genre tag or popularity.

How intense is “Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars”?

It measures 12/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 2/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 99% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 12/100 comes from a dynamic range of 2/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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 100% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype2/10

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

1960 in context

The 91 songs we’ve measured from 1960 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 2/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity12
Dynamics11
Tempo44
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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