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10 songs that feel like Hands On Me

Matched to Hands On Me by Becky Hill on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
Hands On Me
Becky Hill
moderate 49/100 intensity 124 BPM
Ride a White Horse — Goldfrapp moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Do It Again — The Chemical Brothers moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Ballet Lane — Underworld moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Fine Time — New Order moderate 124 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

The Sun Comes Up Tremendous — Disclosure moderate 124 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

More and More — Twice moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Devotion — Joel Corry moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Who Needs Love (Like That) — Erasure moderate 125 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Love Action — The Human League moderate 125 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (125 BPM).

I Feel Love — Bronski Beat moderate 125 BPM

99% 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 Hands On Me is more than you want right now.

Can't Stop The Feeling — KIDZ BOP Kids safe 98 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 49.

Friday I'm In Love by The Cure
Friday I'm In Love — The Cure safe 135 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge.

Shiny Happy People by R.E.M.
Shiny Happy People — R.E.M. safe 135 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100.

Holiday by Vampire Weekend
Holiday — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Time I Know It's for Real by Donna Summer
This Time I Know It's for Real — Donna Summer safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

When Tomorrow Comes — Eurythmics safe 117 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Roanoke by Bill Monroe
Roanoke — Bill Monroe safe 128 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 18/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Grazing in the Grass by Hugh Masekela
Grazing in the Grass — Hugh Masekela safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hands On Me” by Becky Hill?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Ride a White Horse” by Goldfrapp, “Do It Again” by The Chemical Brothers, “Ballet Lane” by Underworld — 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 “Hands On Me” but calmer?

“Can't Stop The Feeling” by KIDZ BOP Kids, “Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “Shiny Happy People” by R.E.M. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hands On Me”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 124 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 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 81% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo47
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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