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10 songs that feel like White Rabbit

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

White Rabbit
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White Rabbit
Jefferson Airplane
moderate 43/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Cry Your Heart Out — Adele moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Cornflake Girl — Tori Amos moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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Plush — Stone Temple Pilots moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Love Sick — Bob Dylan moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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After the Dance — Marvin Gaye moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Hero of the Day — Metallica moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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All We Know — The Chainsmokers moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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No More 'I Love You's — Annie Lennox moderate 85 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

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The Boxer — Simon & Garfunkel moderate 85 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).

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Never Be Like You — Flume moderate 102 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Jump by Madonna
Jump — Madonna safe 125 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 45/100, down from 43.

Jealous Guy by John Lennon
Jealous Guy — John Lennon safe 76 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 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 20/100.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 43.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 35/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Cherry Wine by Hozier
Cherry Wine — Hozier safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Weak by SWV
Weak — SWV safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “White Rabbit” by Jefferson Airplane?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Cry Your Heart Out” by Adele, “Cornflake Girl” by Tori Amos, “Plush” by Stone Temple Pilots — 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 “White Rabbit” but calmer?

“Jump” by Madonna, “Jealous Guy” by John Lennon, “Don't Know Why” by Norah Jones keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “White Rabbit”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 95 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 61% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus10/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1967 in context

The 289 songs we’ve measured from 1967 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity43
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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