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10 songs that feel like Here Comes My Girl

Matched to Here Comes My Girl by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers 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
Here Comes My Girl
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
moderate 49/100 intensity 115 BPM
Trash — Suede moderate 128 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).

Going Mobile — The Who moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

This Is Nowhere — The Black Keys moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

Only Love Matters — The Black Keys moderate 118 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Loves Me Like a Rock — Paul Simon safe 116 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

Shining Star — Earth, Wind & Fire moderate 124 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Nancy Mulligan — Ed Sheeran safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Angeleyes — ABBA safe 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Ten Storey Love Song — The Stone Roses moderate 126 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

Woodstock — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 108 BPM

95% 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 Here Comes My Girl is more than you want right now.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 18/100, down from 49.

Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment) by BTS

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 26/100 — the pull without the edge.

HOME by BTS
HOME — BTS safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100.

Radio by Lana Del Rey
Radio — Lana Del Rey safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 40/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Saturn by Stevie Wonder
Saturn — Stevie Wonder safe 105 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blue Boy by Mac DeMarco
Blue Boy — 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 7. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) by Arcade Fire
Unconditional I (Lookout Kid) — Arcade Fire 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.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Here Comes My Girl” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Trash” by Suede, “Going Mobile” by The Who, “This Is Nowhere” by The Black Keys — the top match scores 97% 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 “Here Comes My Girl” but calmer?

“This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, “Yet to Come (The Most Beautiful Moment)” by BTS, “HOME” by BTS keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Here Comes My Girl”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 115 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 7/10, 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 57% 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1979 in context

The 245 songs we’ve measured from 1979 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity49
Dynamics67
Tempo42
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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