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10 songs that feel like The Model

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

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The Model
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safe 20/100 intensity 124 BPM
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Águas de Março — Tom Jobim safe 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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The Fat Lady of Limbourg — Brian Eno safe 110 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (20/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

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White Mustang — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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If Not for You — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Used to Be — Beach House safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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On the Road Again — Willie Nelson safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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She'll Be Coming 'Round the Mountain — Traditional safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

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Thirty-Three — Smashing Pumpkins safe 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Salad Days — Young Marble Giants safe 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (19/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Model” by Kraftwerk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Águas de Março” by Tom Jobim, “The Fat Lady of Limbourg” by Brian Eno, “The Predatory Wasp of the Palisades Is Out to Get Us” by Sufjan Stevens — 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.

How intense is “The Model”?

It measures 20/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 88% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 20/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout4/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1978 in context

The 214 songs we’ve measured from 1978 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity20
Dynamics33
Tempo47
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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