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10 songs that feel like Fresh

Matched to Fresh by Daft Punk 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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moderate 40/100 intensity 120 BPM
Europe Endless — Kraftwerk moderate 120 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and sits a little calmer at 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Disco 2000 — Pulp moderate 126 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Same layered texture.

You Wanted a Hit — LCD Soundsystem moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

Sound and Vision — David Bowie moderate 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Cops and Robbers — Bo Diddley moderate 128 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

Pretty Pimpin — Kurt Vile moderate 95 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

10 Mile Stereo — Beach House safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 88% alike.

Bus Route — Tyler Childers moderate 120 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It runs a little hotter at 46/100. Same layered texture.

Sunbathing — Lush safe 95 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same spacious pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

Choo Choo — Mac DeMarco moderate 110 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 33/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 22/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nashville Skyline Rag — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wild Honey by U2
Wild Honey — U2 safe 125 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) by Ella Fitzgerald
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) — Ella Fitzgerald safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 19/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Could Write a Book by Ella Fitzgerald
I Could Write a Book — Ella Fitzgerald 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 19/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

(Up A) Lazy River by Louis Armstrong
(Up A) Lazy River — Louis Armstrong safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 31/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Apple Blossom by The White Stripes
Apple Blossom — The White Stripes safe 120 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.

Velvet Elvis by Kacey Musgraves
Velvet Elvis — Kacey Musgraves safe 112 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 32/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Fresh” by Daft Punk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Europe Endless” by Kraftwerk, “Disco 2000” by Pulp, “You Wanted a Hit” by LCD Soundsystem — the top match scores 86% 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 “Fresh” but calmer?

“A-Tisket, A-Tasket” by Ella Fitzgerald, “Nashville Skyline Rag” by Bob Dylan, “Wild Honey” by U2 keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Fresh”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and spoken word. 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and spoken word. 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, bigger: Human After All — Daft Punk

What it’s good for

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force40
Trigger load25

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

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