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10 songs that feel like Hungarian Dance No. 5

Matched to Hungarian Dance No. 5 by Johannes Brahms 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
Hungarian Dance No. 5
Johannes Brahms
intense 67/100 intensity 130 BPM
Violin Concerto in D Major — Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky intense 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).

Symphony No. 40 in G minor — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart intense 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

Heroic Polonaise — Frédéric Chopin intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 95% alike.

Surf Beat — Dick Dale intense 140 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (64/100). Same layered texture.

Symphony No. 7 in A Major — Ludwig van Beethoven intense 120 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 60/100.

Hold Tight — Jamie xx intense 128 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 60/100. Same layered texture.

Piano Concerto in G Major — Maurice Ravel moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Measured 94% alike.

Rienzi Overture — Richard Wagner intense 120 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

Taking Control — Aphex Twin intense 160 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and sits a little calmer at 60/100.

Snow and Lights — Explosions in the Sky intense 120 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 60/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Hungarian Dance No. 5 is more than you want right now.

Fever by The Black Keys
Fever — The Black Keys moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 52/100, down from 67.

We Don't Talk About Bruno — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 60/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Three Girl Rhumba by Wire
Three Girl Rhumba — Wire moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 64/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peek-A-Boo! by Devo
Peek-A-Boo! — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 60/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Working in the Coal Mine by Devo
Working in the Coal Mine — Devo moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. Intensity 60/100, down from 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Black Rider — Howard Shore moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9, so it lands at 50/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bring Your Love Down (Didn't I) — Yazoo moderate 115 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 9. Reads 49/100.

No Future Shock by TV on the Radio
No Future Shock — TV on the Radio moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 9. 64/100, versus the original's 67. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Hungarian Dance No. 5” by Johannes Brahms?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Violin Concerto in D Major” by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, “Symphony No. 40 in G minor” by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, “Heroic Polonaise” by Frédéric Chopin — the top match scores 98% 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 “Hungarian Dance No. 5” but calmer?

“Fever” by The Black Keys, “We Don't Talk About Bruno” by Lin-Manuel Miranda, “Three Girl Rhumba” by Wire keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Hungarian Dance No. 5”?

It measures 67/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 130 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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 87% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 67/100 comes from a dynamic range of 9/10, layered texture, frequent shifts, and instrumental. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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.

Dial the feeling up or down

Same feeling, calmer: Phase Dance — Pat Metheny Group

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus4/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity67
Dynamics89
Tempo50
Surprise75
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force0
Trigger load25

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

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