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10 songs that feel like Joga

Matched to Joga by Björk on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Joga
The song you love
Joga
Björk
moderate 63/100 intensity 125 BPM
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Freakshow — Britney Spears intense 128 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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The Veldt — Deadmau5 moderate 128 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 57/100.

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Ghost on the Dance Floor — Blink-182 moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same spacious pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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The Only Hope for Me Is You — My Chemical Romance moderate 110 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 52/100.

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Toxic — Britney Spears moderate 143 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100).

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Colony — Joy Division moderate 128 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same complex texture.

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Baba O'Riley — The Who moderate 116 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Tiny Dancer — Elton John moderate 97 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It sits a little calmer at 57/100. Same complex texture.

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Wouldn't It Be Nice — The Beach Boys intense 136 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100).

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Nico and the Niners — Twenty One Pilots moderate 140 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Joga is more than you want right now.

Cypress by Tycho
Cypress — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 37/100, down from 63.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Turning by Alex de Grassi
Turning — Alex de Grassi safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 8/100.

Behind the Gardens by Andreas Vollenweider
Behind the Gardens — Andreas Vollenweider safe 55 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8. 20/100, versus the original's 63.

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Neroli — Brian Eno safe

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 8/100, down from 63.

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Cosmogony — Björk safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.

Lothlórien by Enya
Lothlórien — Enya safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 8/100.

Grown Ocean by Fleet Foxes
Grown Ocean — Fleet Foxes safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 63.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Joga” by Björk?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Freakshow” by Britney Spears, “The Veldt” by Deadmau5, “Ghost on the Dance Floor” by Blink-182 — 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 “Joga” but calmer?

“Cypress” by Tycho, “The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Turning” by Alex de Grassi keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Joga”?

It measures 63/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 125 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 83% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 63/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 83% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1997 in context

The 389 songs we’ve measured from 1997 average a dynamic range of 6.6/10. 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

Intensity63
Dynamics78
Tempo47
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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