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10 songs that feel like Gloria

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

Gloria
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Gloria
The Lumineers
moderate 72/100 intensity 100 BPM
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Love Can Move Mountains — Celine Dion intense 104 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (104 BPM).

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Pretty Savage — BLACKPINK intense 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

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Gett Off — Prince intense 108 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (108 BPM).

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Te Boté — Bad Bunny (feat. Ozuna, Nicky Jam, and others) intense 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

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You Oughta Know — Alanis Morissette intense 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

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Water No Get Enemy — Fela Kuti intense 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

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Last Resort — Papa Roach intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Insane — Flume intense 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Same complex texture.

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Gangsta — Kehlani intense 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (72/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (71/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Jump by Madonna
Jump — Madonna safe 125 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 45/100, down from 72.

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

One Piece at a Time by Johnny Cash
One Piece at a Time — Johnny Cash safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 29/100, versus the original's 72. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 72. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way It Is by Celine Dion
That's the Way It Is — Celine Dion safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 36/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let's Dance by David Bowie
Let's Dance — David Bowie safe 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 38/100.

Better Get to Livin' by Dolly Parton
Better Get to Livin' — Dolly Parton safe 104 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 37/100, versus the original's 72. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gloria” by The Lumineers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Love Can Move Mountains” by Celine Dion, “Pretty Savage” by BLACKPINK, “Gett Off” by Prince — 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 “Gloria” but calmer?

“Jump” by Madonna, “Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Gloria”?

It measures 72/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 90% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 72/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex 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 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

Sleep0/10
Focus2/10
Workout5/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2019 in context

The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. At 8/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity72
Dynamics78
Tempo33
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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