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10 songs that feel like The Fixer

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

The Fixer
The song you love
The Fixer
Pearl Jam
moderate 44/100 intensity 116 BPM
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No Tears Left to Cry — Ariana Grande moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Mama Guela — Tito Puente moderate 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same smooth texture.

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When Love Takes Over — David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Addicted to You — Avicii moderate 126 BPM

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

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Girlfriend — NSYNC moderate 100 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

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To Be Young, Gifted and Black — Nina Simone moderate 100 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same smooth texture.

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Higher Love — Kygo & Whitney Houston moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Measured 90% alike.

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Watermelon Sugar — Harry Styles moderate 95 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same smooth texture.

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Say So — Doja Cat moderate 111 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (111 BPM).

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I Want You To Know — Zedd featuring Selena Gomez moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Here Comes the Sun by The Beatles
Here Comes the Sun — The Beatles safe 129 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 44.

Qué Bonito Es Querer by Banda MS
Qué Bonito Es Querer — Banda MS safe 102 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Go West by Pet Shop Boys
Go West — Pet Shop Boys safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Hear a Symphony by The Supremes
I Hear a Symphony — The Supremes safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 35/100, versus the original's 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Superman Theme by John Williams
Superman Theme — John Williams safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 44/100, down from 44. Nearly the same tempo, too.

A New Day Has Come by Celine Dion
A New Day Has Come — Celine Dion safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge.

All You Need Is Love by The Beatles
All You Need Is Love — The Beatles safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 25/100.

Give Peace a Chance by John Lennon
Give Peace a Chance — John Lennon safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 31/100, versus the original's 44.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Fixer” by Pearl Jam?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “No Tears Left to Cry” by Ariana Grande, “Mama Guela” by Tito Puente, “When Love Takes Over” by David Guetta feat. Kelly Rowland — the top match scores 96% 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 “The Fixer” but calmer?

“Here Comes the Sun” by The Beatles, “Qué Bonito Es Querer” by Banda MS, “Go West” by Pet Shop Boys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Fixer”?

It measures 44/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 116 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 41% of songs, calmer than the other 59%. Its intensity reading of 44/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity44
Dynamics56
Tempo42
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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