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10 songs that feel like All You Children

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

The song you love
All You Children
Jamie xx
moderate 48/100 intensity 128 BPM
Wannabeher — MUNA moderate 128 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Dat Dere — Art Blakey moderate 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Corazón — Carole King moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — sits a little calmer at 40/100. Measured 92% alike.

Oh Yeah — Daft Punk moderate 123 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

End of an Era — Dua Lipa moderate 100 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and sits a little calmer at 39/100.

Sun — Caribou moderate 125 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

We've Got to Try — The Chemical Brothers moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 93% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

That Was Your Mother — Paul Simon moderate 135 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

Make It Mine — Jason Mraz safe 120 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and sits a little calmer at 41/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

The Girls Want to Be with the Girls — Talking Heads moderate 110 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 42/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Roanoke by Bill Monroe
Roanoke — Bill Monroe safe 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 18/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Can You Picture That? — Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Muppet Show Theme — The Muppets safe 120 BPM

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.

Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Best Day of My Life — Kidz Bop Kids safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “All You Children” by Jamie xx?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wannabeher” by MUNA, “Dat Dere” by Art Blakey, “Corazón” by Carole King — the top match scores 96% 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 “All You Children” but calmer?

“Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M., “Holiday” by Vampire Weekend keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “All You Children”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and spoken word. 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and spoken word. 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

Sleep3/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2024 in context

The 135 songs we’ve measured from 2024 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

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo49
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force40
Trigger load13

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

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