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10 songs that feel like Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control

Matched to Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control by Tame Impala on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control
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Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control
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intense 61/100 intensity 90 BPM
Drown — The Smashing Pumpkins intense 80 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

Leah — Roy Orbison moderate 92 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Soma — Smashing Pumpkins moderate 70 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Measured 94% alike.

Worlds Apart — Bruce Springsteen intense 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Live In The Dream — St. Vincent moderate 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Boyish — Japanese Breakfast moderate 85 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

These Days — Foo Fighters moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Sweet Heart Sweet Light — Spiritualized moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Ramble On — Led Zeppelin moderate 87 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (87 BPM).

Only in Dreams — Weezer intense 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control is more than you want right now.

For How Long by Tycho
For How Long — Tycho safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 21/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lorca — Tim Buckley moderate 80 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Digital Bath — Deftones moderate 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 50/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Boyish by Japanese Breakfast
Boyish — Japanese Breakfast moderate 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 57/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Diving Woman by Japanese Breakfast
Diving Woman — Japanese Breakfast moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 51/100, down from 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Leah by Roy Orbison
Leah — Roy Orbison moderate 92 BPM

It eases off just enough to take the edge off, so it lands at 61/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Live In The Dream by St. Vincent
Live In The Dream — St. Vincent moderate 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 58/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE by Tyler, the Creator
SWEET / I THOUGHT YOU WANTED TO DANCE — Tyler, the Creator moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 54/100, versus the original's 61. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control” by Tame Impala?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Drown” by The Smashing Pumpkins, “Leah” by Roy Orbison, “Soma” by Smashing Pumpkins — 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 “Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control” but calmer?

“For How Long” by Tycho, “Lorca” by Tim Buckley, “Digital Bath” by Deftones keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Nothing That Has Happened So Far Has Been Anything We Could Control”?

It measures 61/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 81% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 61/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate 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 81% 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
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2012 in context

The 262 songs we’ve measured from 2012 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity61
Dynamics78
Tempo28
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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