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10 songs that feel like Hilarious Movie of the 90s

Matched to Hilarious Movie of the 90s by Four Tet on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Hilarious Movie of the 90s
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Hilarious Movie of the 90s
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moderate 39/100 intensity 120 BPM
Full House — Grant Green moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Walking Down Broadway — Link Wray moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Crescendolls — Daft Punk moderate 123 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (123 BPM).

Pulsewidth — Aphex Twin moderate 126 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

House of the Rising Sun — The Ventures moderate 100 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).

B Is for Bethlehem — The Promise Ring moderate 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Branded — Link Wray moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Big City After Dark — Link Wray moderate 120 BPM

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

Why We Fight — Tortoise moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

The Suspension Bridge at Iguazu Falls — Tortoise moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Hilarious Movie of the 90s is more than you want right now.

Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Comes a Time by Neil Young
Comes a Time — Neil Young safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Dime Store Cowgirl by Kacey Musgraves
Dime Store Cowgirl — Kacey Musgraves safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Been to Canaan by Carole King
Been to Canaan — Carole King safe 120 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.

Cleaning Windows by Van Morrison
Cleaning Windows — Van Morrison safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sunblind by Fleet Foxes
Sunblind — Fleet Foxes safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Maestranza by Fleet Foxes
Maestranza — Fleet Foxes safe 112 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. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tree by the River by Iron & Wine
Tree by the River — Iron & Wine safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 33/100, versus the original's 39. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hilarious Movie of the 90s” by Four Tet?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Full House” by Grant Green, “Walking Down Broadway” by Link Wray, “Crescendolls” by Daft Punk — 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 “Hilarious Movie of the 90s” but calmer?

“Hometown Glory” by Adele, “Comes a Time” by Neil Young, “Dime Store Cowgirl” by Kacey Musgraves keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hilarious Movie of the 90s”?

It measures 39/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and instrumental. 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 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 instrumental. 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
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2003 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 2003 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

Intensity39
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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