10 songs that feel like High Hopes
Matched to High Hopes by Pink Floyd on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 92% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and sits a little calmer at 36/100.
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same nostalgic pull — sits a little calmer at 34/100. Measured 90% alike.
Measures 91% the same. It sits a little calmer at 37/100. Same layered texture.
A 91% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and sits a little calmer at 37/100.
88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.
Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 94% alike.
Measures 92% the same. It sits a little calmer at 35/100. Same layered texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).
86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 34/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when High Hopes is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 27/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 36/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 24/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 16/100, down from 43.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 8. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 24/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “High Hopes” by Pink Floyd?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Moonlight on the River” by Mac DeMarco, “Milano” by Sigur Rós, “The Greatest” by Lana Del Rey — the top match scores 92% 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 “High Hopes” but calmer?
“Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding, “Sky's the Limit” by The Notorious B.I.G. keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “High Hopes”?
It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
1994 in context
The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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