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10 songs that feel like Wild

Matched to Wild by Beach House 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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Wild
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moderate 39/100 intensity 95 BPM
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Gold Soundz — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Headphones — Björk moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Heaven at Once — Kool and the Gang moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Haiti — Arcade Fire moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Buena Vista Social Club — Buena Vista Social Club moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Almendra — Buena Vista Social Club moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Lilac — IU moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Pelota — Khruangbin moderate 105 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Auntie's Lock/Infinitum — Flying Lotus moderate 85 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

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Fragments of Time — Daft Punk safe 105 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Inner Child — BTS V safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 31/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friday Morning by Khruangbin
Friday Morning — Khruangbin safe 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ike's Mood I by Isaac Hayes
Ike's Mood I — Isaac Hayes safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 28/100.

Brooklyn Baby by Lana Del Rey
Brooklyn Baby — Lana Del Rey safe 108 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 18/100, versus the original's 39.

Near Wild Heaven by R.E.M.
Near Wild Heaven — R.E.M. safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 39.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100.

Venus as a Boy by Björk
Venus as a Boy — Björk safe 84 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 20/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Wild” by Beach House?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Gold Soundz” by Pavement, “Headphones” by Björk, “Heaven at Once” by Kool and the Gang — 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 “Wild” but calmer?

“Inner Child” by BTS V, “Friday Morning” by Khruangbin, “Ike's Mood I” by Isaac Hayes keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Wild”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% 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
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo31
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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