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10 songs that feel like Analogue (All I Want)

Matched to Analogue (All I Want) by a-ha on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Analogue (All I Want)
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moderate 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
SOS — ABBA moderate 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

Waiting on a War — Foo Fighters moderate 128 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

The Lightning I, II — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Green Light — Lorde intense 127 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Lights of Home — U2 intense 128 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Don't Shut Me Down — ABBA moderate 110 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

Why Go — Pearl Jam intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Bell Boy — The Who moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

I've Gotta Get a Message to You — Bee Gees moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Mean Woman Blues — Roy Orbison moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Analogue (All I Want) is more than you want right now.

Me in Honey by R.E.M.
Me in Honey — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friends Will Be Friends by Queen
Friends Will Be Friends — Queen safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 17/100.

Let It Go — Idina Menzel safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 43/100, versus the original's 60.

Stop! In the Name of Love by The Supremes
Stop! In the Name of Love — The Supremes safe 121 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 35/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I'm Your Man by Leonard Cohen
I'm Your Man — Leonard Cohen safe 112 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Glimmer by Tame Impala
Glimmer — Tame Impala safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 25/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

End of Beginning by Djo
End of Beginning — Djo safe 114 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 29/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Analogue (All I Want)” by a-ha?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “SOS” by ABBA, “Waiting on a War” by Foo Fighters, “The Lightning I, II” by Arcade Fire — 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 “Analogue (All I Want)” but calmer?

“Me in Honey” by R.E.M., “Friends Will Be Friends” by Queen, “Teach Your Children” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Analogue (All I Want)”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 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

Intensity60
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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