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10 songs that feel like Fireside

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

Fireside
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Fireside
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moderate 51/100 intensity 138 BPM
Taxi Cab — Vampire Weekend moderate 126 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

Jumping Someone Else's Train — The Cure moderate 142 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Mathilda — Jerry Lee Lewis moderate 145 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (145 BPM).

Catch — The Cure moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Sixteen Blue — The Replacements moderate 126 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

Summer's End — Foo Fighters moderate 124 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Date w/ IKEA — Pavement moderate 126 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Measured 98% alike.

Monday — Wilco moderate 138 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Step — Vampire Weekend moderate 126 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100).

April Skies — The Jesus and Mary Chain moderate 124 BPM

97% 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 Fireside is more than you want right now.

Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 20/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Two Ghosts by Harry Styles
Two Ghosts — Harry Styles safe 124 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge.

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco
Salad Days — Mac DeMarco safe 110 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.

Racing in the Street by Bruce Springsteen
Racing in the Street — Bruce Springsteen safe 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 51.

There Goes My Miracle by Bruce Springsteen
There Goes My Miracle — Bruce Springsteen safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 26/100, down from 51.

All of Our Yesterdays by Mac DeMarco
All of Our Yesterdays — Mac DeMarco safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

New Order T-Shirt by The National
New Order T-Shirt — The National safe 110 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.

Waltz in C Sharp Minor Op. 64 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 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 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fireside” by Arctic Monkeys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Taxi Cab” by Vampire Weekend, “Jumping Someone Else's Train” by The Cure, “Mathilda” by Jerry Lee Lewis — the top match scores 98% 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 “Fireside” but calmer?

“Cornerstone” by Arctic Monkeys, “Two Ghosts” by Harry Styles, “Salad Days” by Mac DeMarco keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fireside”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 138 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 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

Intensity51
Dynamics56
Tempo54
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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