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10 songs that feel like Ceremony

Matched to Ceremony by Appleseed Cast 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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Ceremony
Appleseed Cast
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
24 Frames — Jason Isbell moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

We Are Nowhere and It's Now — Bright Eyes moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Lucky Denver Mint — Jimmy Eat World moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Polaris — Jimmy Eat World moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

One of These Nights — Eagles moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

The Rumor — The Band moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Mohammed's Radio — Warren Zevon moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

The Needle and the Spoon — Lynyrd Skynyrd moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Was I Right or Wrong — Lynyrd Skynyrd moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Sorrow — Bad Religion moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Pictures of Me — Elliott Smith 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 24/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 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 6. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Paris, Texas by Lana Del Rey
Paris, Texas — Lana Del Rey safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The White Lady Loves You More — Elliott Smith safe 110 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 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Alameda — Elliott Smith safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Ceremony” by Appleseed Cast?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “24 Frames” by Jason Isbell, “We Are Nowhere and It's Now” by Bright Eyes, “Lucky Denver Mint” by Jimmy Eat World — 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 “Ceremony” but calmer?

“Pictures of Me” by Elliott Smith, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Dumb” by Nirvana keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Ceremony”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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