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10 songs that feel like Fever to the Form

Matched to Fever to the Form by Nick Mulvey 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
Fever to the Form
Nick Mulvey
moderate 41/100 intensity 120 BPM
Sunday 8pm — Faithless moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

God Is Repeated — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Freaking Out the Neighborhood — Mac DeMarco moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Steps and Numbers — Appleseed Cast moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

On Track — Tame Impala moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

Wasn't Born to Follow — The Byrds moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Santa Maria — Appleseed Cast moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same serene pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Big Muff — John Martyn moderate 100 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Flying High — Country Joe and the Fish moderate 100 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same serene pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

We Disappear — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 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 Fever to the Form is more than you want right now.

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622 — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 17/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

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

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Midnight — Tycho safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 26/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Clean by Taylor Swift
Clean — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

RABi by Bon Iver
RABi — Bon Iver safe 85 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 24/100.

Rêverie by Claude Debussy
Rêverie — Claude Debussy safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 9/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fever to the Form” by Nick Mulvey?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sunday 8pm” by Faithless, “God Is Repeated” by Unknown Mortal Orchestra, “Freaking Out the Neighborhood” by Mac DeMarco — 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 “Fever to the Form” but calmer?

“Clarinet Concerto in A major, K. 622” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fever to the Form”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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

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

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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