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10 songs that feel like Clarity

Matched to Clarity by Zedd 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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moderate 64/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Ignoreland — R.E.M. intense 126 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Gimme More — Britney Spears intense 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

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Love Will Tear Us Apart — Joy Division moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) — Shakira intense 128 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Fight For Your Right — Beastie Boys moderate 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Spectrum — Zedd featuring Matthew Koma moderate 128 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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Burn Down the Mission — Elton John intense 124 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

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Only Girl (In The World) — Rihanna intense 126 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

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She Wolf — Shakira intense 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Die Young — Kesha intense 130 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Let's Stay Together — Al Green safe 123 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 24/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Wanna Dance with Somebody by Whitney Houston
I Wanna Dance with Somebody — Whitney Houston safe 119 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Less I Know the Better by Tame Impala
The Less I Know the Better — Tame Impala safe 116 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 29/100.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 27/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Shall Be Free by Bob Dylan
I Shall Be Free — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 23/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Best Thing I Never Had by Beyoncé
The Best Thing I Never Had — Beyoncé safe 81 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hey Jude by The Beatles
Hey Jude — The Beatles safe 72 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.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 18/100, versus the original's 64.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Clarity” by Zedd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ignoreland” by R.E.M., “Gimme More” by Britney Spears, “Love Will Tear Us Apart” by Joy Division — 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 “Clarity” but calmer?

“Let's Stay Together” by Al Green, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston, “The Less I Know the Better” by Tame Impala keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Clarity”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity64
Dynamics78
Tempo49
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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