10 songs that feel like Waiting for Love
Matched to Waiting for Love by Avicii on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same smooth texture.
A 94% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and sits a little calmer at 40/100.
94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same smooth texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Waiting for Love is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 37/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.
It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 19/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 46.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 46.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 19/100.
Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 26/100, versus the original's 46.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Waiting for Love” by Avicii?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Love Story” by Taylor Swift, “Fly Me to the Moon” by Frank Sinatra, “Surrender the Night” by My Chemical Romance — the top match scores 98% 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 “Waiting for Love” but calmer?
“Freddie Freeloader” by Miles Davis, “Girls in Their Summer Clothes” by Bruce Springsteen, “Something About Us” by Daft Punk keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Waiting for Love”?
It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2015 in context
The 373 songs we’ve measured from 2015 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.
Mixes smoothly with
Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.
The fingerprint
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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