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10 songs that feel like La Valse

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

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intense 74/100 intensity 140 BPM
Giant Steps — John Coltrane intense 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 'Revolutionary' — Frédéric Chopin intense 140 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

Levels — Avicii intense 126 BPM

Keeps the same joyful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (77/100). Measured 95% alike.

Salt Peanuts — Dizzy Gillespie moderate 180 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Same complex texture.

Soul Sacrifice — Carlos Santana intense 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100).

Fantaisie-Impromptu in C-sharp Minor, Op. posth. 66 — Frédéric Chopin intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Fireworks — Claude Debussy intense 120 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Measured 96% alike.

Rapsodie espagnole — Maurice Ravel intense 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (73/100). Same complex texture.

Diminuendo and Crescendo in Blue — Duke Ellington intense 140 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (78/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Scuttle Buttin' — Stevie Ray Vaughan intense 140 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (74/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Our Imaginary Rhino — Justin Roberts safe 140 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 74. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Clap Your Hands — They Might Be Giants safe 140 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids — Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Reads 41/100.

Latin Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 45/100, versus the original's 74.

African Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 45/100, down from 74.

Best Day of My Life — Kidz Bop Kids safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge.

Pop Goes the Weasel — Cedarmont Kids safe 120 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 22/100.

The Family Madrigal — Lin-Manuel Miranda safe 116 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 74.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “La Valse” by Lang Lang?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Giant Steps” by John Coltrane, “Etude in C Minor, Op. 10 No. 12 'Revolutionary'” by Frédéric Chopin, “Levels” by Avicii — 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 “La Valse” but calmer?

“Our Imaginary Rhino” by Justin Roberts, “Clap Your Hands” by They Might Be Giants, “World Playground: A Musical Adventure for Kids” by Putumayo Kids (Various Artists) keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “La Valse”?

It measures 74/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex texture, frequent sudden shifts, and instrumental. Tempo is 140 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 91% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 74/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, complex 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 91% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype8/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity74
Dynamics78
Tempo56
Surprise75
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force0
Trigger load0

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

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