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10 songs that feel like Fantasy

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

The song you love
Fantasy
Plaid
moderate 39/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Parade — Erik Satie moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Computer Malfunction — Sly and Robbie moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Dixie Doodle — Link Wray moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Slinky — Link Wray moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Mr Guitar — Link Wray moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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1 Mile 2 the Funky Chicken — Future Sound of London moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Crescendolls — Daft Punk moderate 123 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (123 BPM).

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Indo Silver Club — Daft Punk moderate 126 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

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Phoenix — Daft Punk moderate 126 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (126 BPM).

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Optical Race — Tangerine Dream moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da by The Police
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da — The Police safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Seymour Stein by Belle and Sebastian
Seymour Stein — Belle and Sebastian safe 118 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.

The Lady Don't Mind by Talking Heads
The Lady Don't Mind — Talking Heads safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 21/100, versus the original's 39.

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Uncle John's Band — Grateful Dead safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 30/100, down from 39.

Doomsday by MF DOOM
Doomsday — MF DOOM safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge.

Way Out West by Sonny Rollins
Way Out West — Sonny Rollins safe 140 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 36/100.

Have You Heard by Pat Metheny Group
Have You Heard — Pat Metheny Group safe 140 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 36/100, versus the original's 39.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fantasy” by Plaid?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Parade” by Erik Satie, “Computer Malfunction” by Sly and Robbie, “Dixie Doodle” by Link Wray — 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 “Fantasy” but calmer?

“Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da” by The Police, “Seymour Stein” by Belle and Sebastian keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fantasy”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and instrumental. 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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