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10 songs that feel like This Is Music

Matched to This Is Music by The Verve 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
This Is Music
The Verve
moderate 52/100 intensity 112 BPM
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Wake Me Up — The Weeknd (feat. Justice) moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

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Summerhead — Cocteau Twins moderate 112 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Hey Jane — Spiritualized moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Steamy Windows — Tina Turner moderate 112 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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From Eden — Hozier moderate 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Hiding All Away — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds moderate 112 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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Get Gone — Fiona Apple moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Undertow — R.E.M. moderate 112 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

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I Think I Found The Culprit — Jack White moderate 112 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Heroine — Suede moderate 112 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 22/100.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 24/100, versus the original's 52.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 40/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 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.

Changes by David Bowie
Changes — David Bowie safe 124 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 52.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “This Is Music” by The Verve?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wake Me Up” by The Weeknd (feat. Justice), “Summerhead” by Cocteau Twins, “Hey Jane” by Spiritualized — 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 “This Is Music” but calmer?

“Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “This Is Music”?

It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 112 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 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 68% 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1995 in context

The 329 songs we’ve measured from 1995 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity52
Dynamics67
Tempo40
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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