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10 songs that feel like Fez – Being Born

Matched to Fez – Being Born by U2 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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intense 64/100 intensity 120 BPM
Birdland — Patti Smith intense 120 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Blackstar — David Bowie intense 100 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

Get Real Get Right — Sufjan Stevens intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 93% alike.

Jóga — Björk intense 144 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It runs a little hotter at 70/100. Same layered texture.

Amazing Journey — The Who intense 145 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 70/100.

Losss — Björk intense 110 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

The Other Window — Wire intense 110 BPM

Keeps the same intense pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 98% alike.

Every Teardrop Is a Waterfall — Coldplay intense 124 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

Sympathy for the Devil — The Rolling Stones intense 113 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (113 BPM).

Anna Stesia — Prince intense 112 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Fez – Being Born is more than you want right now.

Everything Connected — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 50/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Singularity — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

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

Emerald Rush — Jon Hopkins moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Strung Up from the Sky — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 43/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Carpe Bruma — Pelican moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 43/100, down from 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hym — Isis moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 53/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Incident at Neshabur — Carlos Santana moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 43/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Eight Miles High — The Byrds moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 53/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fez – Being Born” by U2?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Birdland” by Patti Smith, “Blackstar” by David Bowie, “Get Real Get Right” by Sufjan Stevens — the top match scores 94% 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 “Fez – Being Born” but calmer?

“Everything Connected” by Jon Hopkins, “Singularity” by Jon Hopkins, “Emerald Rush” by Jon Hopkins keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fez – Being Born”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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

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 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity64
Dynamics67
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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