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10 songs that feel like Here Comes Your Man

Matched to Here Comes Your Man by Pixies 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 Your Man
Pixies
moderate 46/100 intensity 120 BPM
Vicious — Lou Reed moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Sunset People — Donna Summer moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Move It On Over — Hank Williams safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Jump Up — Dan Zanes and Friends safe 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Can You Picture That? — Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Paper Doll — Fleetwood Mac moderate 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Just Good Friends — Michael Jackson feat. Stevie Wonder moderate 114 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (114 BPM).

Middle Age Crazy — Jerry Lee Lewis moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Rock 'n' Roll Doctor — Black Sabbath moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

Do That Stuff — Parliament moderate 110 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Here Comes Your Man is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 34/100, down from 46.

Stand — R.E.M. safe 106 BPM

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

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 46.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 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.

Creepin' In — Norah Jones featuring Dolly Parton 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.

Cantaloupe Island by Herbie Hancock
Cantaloupe Island — Herbie Hancock safe 105 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 46.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Here Comes Your Man” by Pixies?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Vicious” by Lou Reed, “Sunset People” by Donna Summer, “Move It On Over” by Hank Williams — 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 “Here Comes Your Man” but calmer?

“Friday I'm In Love” by The Cure, “Stand” by R.E.M., “22” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Here Comes Your Man”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1989 in context

The 219 songs we’ve measured from 1989 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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