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10 songs that feel like STARS

Matched to STARS by Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign 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
STARS
Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign
moderate 53/100 intensity 126 BPM
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Serpentine Fire — Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 126 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Runway — Lady Gaga moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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I'm Coming Out — Diana Ross moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Bleed American — Jimmy Eat World intense 120 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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Blame It on Your Love — Lizzo moderate 110 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

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Rally — Phoenix moderate 128 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Yes or Yes — Twice moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Things Can Only Get Better — Howard Jones moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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I'm Outta Here — Shania Twain moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Juice — Lizzo moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I've Got the World on a String by Louis Armstrong
I've Got the World on a String — Louis Armstrong safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I've Got the World on a String by Frank Sinatra
I've Got the World on a String — Frank Sinatra 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 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happy Pills by Norah Jones
Happy Pills — Norah Jones safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “STARS” by Kanye West & Ty Dolla $ign?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Serpentine Fire” by Earth, Wind & Fire, “Runway” by Lady Gaga, “I'm Coming Out” by Diana Ross — the top match scores 99% 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 “STARS” but calmer?

“When Tomorrow Comes” by Eurythmics, “Roar” by Kidz Bop Kids, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “STARS”?

It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 126 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 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 83% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity53
Dynamics67
Tempo48
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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