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10 songs that feel like Superheroes

Matched to Superheroes by Daft Punk 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
Superheroes
Daft Punk
moderate 39/100 intensity 122 BPM
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Captain Marvel — Stan Getz moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Coronado — Clifford Brown moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Alive — Grant Green moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Cantina Band — John Williams moderate 115 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Sports et divertissements — Erik Satie moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Apache — The Ventures safe 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

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Lumumba — Hugh Masekela moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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African Sketches — Hugh Masekela moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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Lorraine — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Kush — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

HOME by BTS
HOME — BTS safe 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mikrokosmos by BTS
Mikrokosmos — BTS safe 136 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge.

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.

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

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 34/100, versus the original's 39.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 39.

Blue Boy by Mac DeMarco
Blue Boy — Mac DeMarco 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.

Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) by Arcade Fire
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) — Arcade Fire 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 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nancy Mulligan by Ed Sheeran
Nancy Mulligan — Ed Sheeran safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Superheroes” by Daft Punk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Captain Marvel” by Stan Getz, “Coronado” by Clifford Brown, “Alive” by Grant Green — 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 “Superheroes” but calmer?

“HOME” by BTS, “Mikrokosmos” by BTS, “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 “Superheroes”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo46
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load13

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

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