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10 songs that feel like Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home
Matched to Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home by Mogwai on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).
Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.
A 87% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and sits a little calmer at 41/100.
87% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 40/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 46/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).
Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 44/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 36/100 — 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 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 35/100, versus the original's 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 16/100, down from 55. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 24/100 — 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 6 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 29/100.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. 12/100, versus the original's 55.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home” by Mogwai?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Shanty” by Slowdive, “Ladies and Gentlemen We Are Floating in Space” by Spiritualized, “Hand of God” by Nick Cave & Warren Ellis — the top match scores 89% 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 “Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home” but calmer?
“Lovely” by Billie Eilish & Khalid, “Sky's the Limit” by The Notorious B.I.G., “Someday We'll Be Together” by The Supremes keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Yes! I Am A Long Way From Home”?
It measures 55/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 90 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 75% of songs, calmer than the other 25%. Its intensity reading of 55/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and spoken word. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.
What makes it unusual
What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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.
1997 in context
The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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