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10 songs that feel like Summer's End

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

Summer's End
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Summer's End
Foo Fighters
moderate 53/100 intensity 124 BPM
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Suburban War — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Can't Hardly Wait — The Replacements moderate 126 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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Seventeen — Sharon Van Etten moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Lagrimas Negras — Buena Vista Social Club moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Reelin in the Years — Steely Dan moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The Red Shoes — IU moderate 120 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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Pandora's Box — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Guitar and Video Games — Sunny Day Real Estate moderate 130 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

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Overpass Graffiti — Ed Sheeran moderate 132 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (132 BPM).

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Taxi Cab — Vampire Weekend moderate 126 BPM

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

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Summer's End is more than you want right now.

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Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Two Ghosts by Harry Styles
Two Ghosts — Harry Styles safe 124 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Racing in the Street by Bruce Springsteen
Racing in the Street — Bruce Springsteen safe 118 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

There Goes My Miracle by Bruce Springsteen
There Goes My Miracle — Bruce Springsteen safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 26/100, versus the original's 53.

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco
Salad Days — Mac DeMarco safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 53.

New Order T-Shirt by The National
New Order T-Shirt — The National safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Waltz in C Sharp Minor Op. 64 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 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 7. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Take It With Me by Tom Waits
Take It With Me — Tom Waits safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 11/100, versus the original's 53.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Summer's End” by Foo Fighters?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Suburban War” by Arcade Fire, “Can't Hardly Wait” by The Replacements, “Seventeen” by Sharon Van Etten — 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 “Summer's End” but calmer?

“Cornerstone” by Arctic Monkeys, “Two Ghosts” by Harry Styles, “Racing in the Street” by Bruce Springsteen keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Summer's End”?

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 124 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 81% 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.

2007 in context

The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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
Tempo47
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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