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10 songs that feel like Everything Will Be Alright

Matched to Everything Will Be Alright by The Killers 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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Everything Will Be Alright
The Killers
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
Smile — Pearl Jam moderate 120 BPM

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

Carry You — Jimmy Eat World moderate 120 BPM

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

God Thank You Woman — Culture Club moderate 120 BPM

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

Already Gone — Eagles moderate 120 BPM

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

The Long Run — Eagles moderate 120 BPM

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

Better Things — The Kinks moderate 120 BPM

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

It's Only Life — The Shins moderate 120 BPM

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

Mama Africa — Miriam Makeba moderate 120 BPM

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

Lakutshon Ilanga — Miriam Makeba moderate 120 BPM

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

American Girls — Harry Styles 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 Everything Will Be Alright is more than you want right now.

AUATC by Bon Iver
AUATC — Bon Iver 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 32/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happy Birthday — Stevie Wonder safe 105 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 30/100.

One Love / People Get Ready — Bob Marley & The Wailers safe 119 BPM

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

Anywhere Is — Enya safe 118 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.

Everything We Need — Kanye West safe 135 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 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 18/100.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Everything Will Be Alright” by The Killers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Smile” by Pearl Jam, “Carry You” by Jimmy Eat World, “God Thank You Woman” by Culture Club — 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 “Everything Will Be Alright” but calmer?

“AUATC” by Bon Iver, “All the Way to Reno (You're Gonna Be a Star)” by R.E.M., “Happy Birthday” by Stevie Wonder keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Everything Will Be Alright”?

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.

2006 in context

The 252 songs we’ve measured from 2006 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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