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10 songs that feel like Earth Song

Matched to Earth Song by Michael Jackson on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Earth Song
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Earth Song
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intense 64/100 intensity 85 BPM
Babe I'm Gonna Leave You — Led Zeppelin intense 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Eosophobia — Jack White intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Digging in the Dirt — Peter Gabriel intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 93% alike.

Cat People (Putting Out Fire) — David Bowie intense 92 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

2 Rights Make 1 Wrong — Mogwai intense 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Paschendale — Iron Maiden intense 80 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Blood on the World's Hands — Iron Maiden intense 104 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 93% alike.

Wuthering Heights — Kate Bush intense 102 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Same layered texture.

The Monster — Eminem intense 110 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100).

I Turn to You — Christina Aguilera intense 92 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 Earth Song is more than you want right now.

Savitri — Gustav Holst moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 49/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Symphony No 1 by Jean Sibelius
Symphony No 1 — Jean Sibelius moderate 80 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Be Free by J. Cole
Be Free — J. Cole moderate 70 BPM

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 9. Reads 45/100.

Adam Lives In Theory (Live) — Lauryn Hill moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. 46/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Biko by Peter Gabriel
Biko — Peter Gabriel moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 47/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

25 to Life by Eminem
25 to Life — Eminem moderate 90 BPM

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 9. Reads 46/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Four Women by Nina Simone
Four Women — Nina Simone moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 50/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Earth Song” by Michael Jackson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Babe I'm Gonna Leave You” by Led Zeppelin, “Eosophobia” by Jack White, “Digging in the Dirt” by Peter Gabriel — 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 “Earth Song” but calmer?

“Savitri” by Gustav Holst, “Symphony No 1” by Jean Sibelius, “Be Free” by J. Cole keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Earth Song”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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 9/10, 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1995 in context

The 329 songs we’ve measured from 1995 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 9/10, 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
Dynamics89
Tempo25
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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