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10 songs that feel like The Robots

Matched to The Robots 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.

The song you love
The Robots
Kraftwerk
moderate 32/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Sunshine Recorder — Boards of Canada safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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F for You — Disclosure moderate 110 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same layered texture.

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A Forest — The Cure moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Measured 92% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Atavista — Childish Gambino moderate 95 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

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Biscuit — Portishead moderate 85 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100).

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Shirt — SZA moderate 85 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

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Small Time Shot Away — Massive Attack moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Measured 90% alike.

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Sound and Vision — David Bowie moderate 120 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It runs a little hotter at 38/100. Same layered texture.

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Enola Gay — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark moderate 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and runs a little hotter at 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Supercut — Lorde moderate 124 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 38/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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The Hall of Mirrors — Kraftwerk safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 19/100, down from 32. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Computer Love by Kraftwerk
Computer Love — Kraftwerk safe 110 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Only You by Yazoo
Only You — Yazoo safe 105 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 18/100.

The Girl from Ipanema by Antonio Carlos Jobim
The Girl from Ipanema — Antonio Carlos Jobim safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 19/100, versus the original's 32. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Heaven by Depeche Mode
Heaven — Depeche Mode safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 18/100, down from 32.

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Underwater Sunlight — Tangerine Dream safe 95 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
I'm Your Man — Leonard Cohen safe 112 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Glimmer by Tame Impala
Glimmer — Tame Impala safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 25/100, versus the original's 32. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Robots” by Kraftwerk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sunshine Recorder” by Boards of Canada, “F for You” by Disclosure, “A Forest” by The Cure — 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 “The Robots” but calmer?

“The Hall of Mirrors” by Kraftwerk, “Computer Love” by Kraftwerk, “Only You” by Yazoo keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Robots”?

It measures 32/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 120 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 21% of songs, calmer than the other 79%. Its intensity reading of 32/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and spoken word. 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

Sleep6/10
Focus9/10
Workout5/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

Intensity32
Dynamics33
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force40
Trigger load25

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

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