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10 songs that feel like Yahweh

Matched to Yahweh by U2 on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Yahweh
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Yahweh
U2
moderate 58/100 intensity 134 BPM
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Ghosts — Bruce Springsteen moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Curtains — Ed Sheeran moderate 124 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Because the Night — Patti Smith moderate 122 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 98% alike.

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The Cross — Prince moderate 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

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Chicago — Sufjan Stevens moderate 140 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

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Cry for Judas — The Mountain Goats moderate 142 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Miracle — Foo Fighters moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 94% alike.

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Damage Gets Done — Hozier moderate 110 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It sits a little calmer at 52/100. Same layered texture.

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Despair — Yeah Yeah Yeahs moderate 128 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Didn’t It Rain — Sister Rosetta Tharpe moderate 120 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 33/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Epiphany by BTS
Epiphany — BTS safe 136 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Was Here by Beyoncé
I Was Here — Beyoncé safe 85 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 8. Reads 28/100.

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Teach Your Children — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 17/100, versus the original's 58.

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It's My Turn — Diana Ross safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 38/100, down from 58.

Beautiful by Christina Aguilera
Beautiful — Christina Aguilera safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 37/100 — the pull without the edge.

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I Am Moana (Song of the Ancestors) — Auli'i Cravalho safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 37/100.

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 22/100, versus the original's 58.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Yahweh” by U2?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ghosts” by Bruce Springsteen, “Curtains” by Ed Sheeran, “Because the Night” by Patti Smith — 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 “Yahweh” but calmer?

“Hometown Glory” by Adele, “Epiphany” by BTS, “I Was Here” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Yahweh”?

It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 134 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 89% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity58
Dynamics78
Tempo52
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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