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10 songs that feel like Reality in Motion

Matched to Reality in Motion by Tame Impala on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Reality in Motion
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Reality in Motion
Tame Impala
moderate 41/100 intensity 117 BPM
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Saturn — Stevie Wonder safe 105 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

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Goodbye Soleil — Phoenix moderate 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

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This Time I Know It's for Real — Donna Summer safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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You Got It — Roy Orbison safe 115 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

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If I Had a Hammer — Pete Seeger & Lee Hays safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Sandcastle Disco — Solange moderate 112 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same smooth texture.

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Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Everyday People — Sly and the Family Stone safe 104 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same smooth texture.

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Be the One — Dua Lipa moderate 102 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

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Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Glimmer by Tame Impala
Glimmer — Tame Impala safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 25/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Radio by Lana Del Rey
Radio — Lana Del Rey safe 116 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Calgary by Bon Iver
Calgary — Bon Iver safe 115 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 17/100, down from 41.

Electron Blue by R.E.M.
Electron Blue — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift 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.

Daylight by Taylor Swift
Daylight — Taylor Swift safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Reality in Motion” by Tame Impala?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Saturn” by Stevie Wonder, “Goodbye Soleil” by Phoenix, “This Time I Know It's for Real” by Donna Summer — the top match scores 95% 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 “Reality in Motion” but calmer?

“Glimmer” by Tame Impala, “Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Radio” by Lana Del Rey keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Reality in Motion”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 117 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth 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
Workout2/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2015 in context

The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 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

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo43
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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