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10 songs that feel like Samba do Avião

Matched to Samba do Avião by Antônio 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.

Samba do Avião
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Samba do Avião
Antônio Carlos Jobim
safe 21/100 intensity 92 BPM
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Moonshadow — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Somewhere Over the Rainbow — Jewel safe 72 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 15/100. Same smooth texture.

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Days Like This — Van Morrison safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Forever Loving Jah — Bob Marley safe 76 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Neon Lights — Kraftwerk safe 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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White Gloves — Khruangbin safe 85 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

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Step Out — José González safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Path of the Wind — Joe Hisaishi safe 72 BPM

Measures 88% the same. It sits a little calmer at 13/100. Same smooth texture.

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Shadows — Bonobo safe 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Heart of the Woods — Kacey Musgraves safe 72 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 15/100. Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Samba do Avião” by Antônio Carlos Jobim?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Moonshadow” by Cat Stevens, “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” by Jewel, “Days Like This” by Van Morrison — the top match scores 94% 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 “Samba do Avião”?

It measures 21/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 92 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 87% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 21/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, 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 88% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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 5/10, 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

Intensity21
Dynamics44
Tempo29
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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