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10 songs that feel like Gold Rush

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

Gold Rush
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Gold Rush
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moderate 39/100 intensity 100 BPM
Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

RobertaFlack — Flying Lotus moderate 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Eyesdown — Bonobo moderate 88 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

Gold Soundz — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Goodmorning — Weyes Blood moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Gretel — Alex G moderate 120 BPM

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

Waltz No. 1 — Elliott Smith moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 98% alike.

Moon — Björk moderate 90 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

House by the Sea — Iron & Wine moderate 110 BPM

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

Future Days — Can moderate 110 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino by Arctic Monkeys
Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino — Arctic Monkeys safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 13/100, down from 39.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 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.

Horizon by Tycho
Horizon — Tycho safe 90 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 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mr Magic (Through the Smoke) — Amy Winehouse safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Father to a Sister of Thought by Pavement
Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Inside Out — Spoon safe 115 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 33/100 — the pull without the edge.

Roma Fade — Andrew Bird safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sprout and the Bean — Joanna Newsom safe 110 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 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Gold Rush” by Taylor Swift?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Father to a Sister of Thought” by Pavement, “RobertaFlack” by Flying Lotus, “Eyesdown” by Bonobo — 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 “Gold Rush” but calmer?

“Tranquility Base Hotel + Casino” by Arctic Monkeys, “Überlin” by R.E.M., “Horizon” by Tycho keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Gold Rush”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 32% of songs, calmer than the other 68%. Its intensity reading of 39/100 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
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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