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10 songs that feel like Everlasting Light

Matched to Everlasting Light by The Black Keys on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Everlasting Light
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Everlasting Light
The Black Keys
moderate 43/100 intensity 80 BPM
I'll Write a Song for You — Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

My Lover's Prayer — Otis Redding moderate 72 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

That's the Way Love Is — Marvin Gaye moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 95% alike.

Hot Buttered Soul — Isaac Hayes moderate 70 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

Traveling Alone — Jason Isbell safe 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

That's the Way of the World — Earth, Wind & Fire safe 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

There Must Be a Better World Somewhere — B.B. King moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

U (Man Like) — Bon Iver moderate 75 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

Lucky Man — The Verve safe 86 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (86 BPM).

Bright Side of the Road — Van Morrison safe 112 BPM

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

…and if you want it calmer

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

All Night by Beyoncé
All Night — Beyoncé safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 30/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Remedy by Adele
Remedy — Adele safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It Happened Today by R.E.M.
It Happened Today — R.E.M. safe 90 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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hold Me Up (Thank You) by Khruangbin
Hold Me Up (Thank You) — Khruangbin safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 43.

You're Something New by Carole King
You're Something New — Carole King safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 31/100, down from 43.

True Love Ways by Buddy Holly
True Love Ways — Buddy Holly safe 72 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ababazi — Ladysmith Black Mambazo safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lean on Me — Bill Withers safe 76 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 28/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Everlasting Light” by The Black Keys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “I'll Write a Song for You” by Earth, Wind & Fire, “My Lover's Prayer” by Otis Redding, “That's the Way Love Is” by Marvin Gaye — 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 “Everlasting Light” but calmer?

“All Night” by Beyoncé, “Remedy” by Adele, “It Happened Today” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Everlasting Light”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2010 in context

The 254 songs we’ve measured from 2010 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

Intensity43
Dynamics56
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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