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10 songs that feel like Satellite

Matched to Satellite by Harry Styles on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Satellite
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Satellite
Harry Styles
moderate 46/100 intensity 122 BPM
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Here Comes the Rain Again — Eurythmics moderate 126 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Funny Girl — Father John Misty safe 110 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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I Don't Really Mind — Tame Impala moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Downtown Train — Tom Waits moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Featherweight — Fleet Foxes safe 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Breaking Down — Florence + the Machine moderate 126 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Happy When It Rains — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 132 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Room at the Top — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers moderate 112 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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THE SCOTTS — Travis Scott & Kid Cudi moderate 136 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Homesick — The Cure moderate 134 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey 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 19/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 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 6. Reads 17/100.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 46.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 35/100, down from 46.

Shades of Cool by Lana Del Rey
Shades of Cool — Lana Del Rey safe 46 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.

Heroin by Lana Del Rey
Heroin — Lana Del Rey safe 60 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 6. Reads 14/100.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 12/100, versus the original's 46.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Satellite” by Harry Styles?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Here Comes the Rain Again” by Eurythmics, “Funny Girl” by Father John Misty, “I Don't Really Mind” by Tame Impala — 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 “Satellite” but calmer?

“Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4” by Frédéric Chopin, “Eventually” by Tame Impala keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Satellite”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 122 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo46
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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