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10 songs that feel like How I Made My Millions

Matched to How I Made My Millions by Radiohead on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

How I Made My Millions
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How I Made My Millions
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moderate 15/100 intensity 72 BPM
To Sheila — The Smashing Pumpkins safe 70 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same vulnerable pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Supermodel — SZA moderate 85 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 26/100. Same smooth texture.

Breakdown — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Measured 94% alike.

Say Yes to Heaven — Lana Del Rey safe 72 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (11/100). Same smooth texture.

I'm in the Mood — John Lee Hooker safe 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Loch Raven — Animal Collective safe 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Same smooth texture.

White Dress — Lana Del Rey safe 76 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (16/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (76 BPM).

400 Lux — Lorde safe 90 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (17/100). Same smooth texture.

Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (12/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Like an Angel Passing Through My Room — ABBA moderate 72 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (15/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when How I Made My Millions is more than you want right now.

Still Beating by Mac DeMarco
Still Beating — Mac DeMarco safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 11/100, down from 15. Nearly the same tempo, too.

To Sheila — The Smashing Pumpkins safe 70 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thinking About You by Norah Jones
Thinking About You — Norah Jones safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Entering Heaven Alive — Jack White safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 22/100, versus the original's 15.

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 20/100, down from 15.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Video Games by Lana Del Rey
Video Games — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 14/100.

Cherry Wine by Hozier
Cherry Wine — Hozier safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 20/100, versus the original's 15. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “How I Made My Millions” by Radiohead?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “To Sheila” by The Smashing Pumpkins, “Supermodel” by SZA, “Breakdown” by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers — the top match scores 86% 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 “How I Made My Millions” but calmer?

“Still Beating” by Mac DeMarco, “To Sheila” by The Smashing Pumpkins, “Thinking About You” by Norah Jones keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “How I Made My Millions”?

It measures 15/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 72 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 97% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 15/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep10/10
Focus9/10
Workout0/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype0/10

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

1998 in context

The 339 songs we’ve measured from 1998 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 4/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity15
Dynamics33
Tempo18
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load38

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

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