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10 songs that feel like It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl

Matched to It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl by Faust on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl
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It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl
Faust
moderate 24/100 intensity 120 BPM
Spud Infinity — Big Thief safe 120 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Losing You — Solange moderate 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same layered texture.

Bluebeard — Cocteau Twins moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Measured 95% alike.

Other Voices — The Cure moderate 90 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

Sing — Slowdive safe 90 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100).

Goldtone — Kurt Vile safe 85 BPM

92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same layered texture.

Stay Flo — Solange safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Measured 92% alike.

Time (You and I) — Khruangbin safe 110 BPM

Measures 87% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100).

Twin Falls — Built to Spill safe 120 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Dagger — Slowdive moderate 80 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl is more than you want right now.

Heiße Lippen by Cluster
Heiße Lippen — Cluster safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 17/100, down from 24. Nearly the same tempo, too.

BMF by SZA
BMF — SZA safe 130 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 42/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Starfish and Coffee by Prince
Starfish and Coffee — Prince safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Time (You and I) by Khruangbin
Time (You and I) — Khruangbin safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 22/100, versus the original's 24. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Arnold Layne by Pink Floyd
Arnold Layne — Pink Floyd safe 130 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 26/100, down from 24. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Baby You're Out by Mac DeMarco
Baby You're Out — Mac DeMarco safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Arabesque No. 2 by Claude Debussy
Arabesque No. 2 — Claude Debussy safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Too Young by Phoenix
Too Young — Phoenix safe 108 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 28/100, versus the original's 24.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl” by Faust?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Spud Infinity” by Big Thief, “Losing You” by Solange, “Bluebeard” by Cocteau Twins — the top match scores 91% 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 “It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl” but calmer?

“Heiße Lippen” by Cluster, “BMF” by SZA, “Starfish and Coffee” by Prince keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “It's a Rainy Day Sunshine Girl”?

It measures 24/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 84% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 24/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered 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 an unusually steady, even volume: 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1972 in context

The 269 songs we’ve measured from 1972 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity24
Dynamics33
Tempo44
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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