10 songs that feel like Run Up
Matched to Run Up by Major Lazer on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100).
92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 51/100. Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — sits a little calmer at 52/100. Measured 91% alike.
Measures 90% the same. It sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same smooth texture.
A 90% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and sits a little calmer at 48/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (123 BPM).
90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 47/100. Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same joyful pull — sits a little calmer at 49/100. Measured 90% alike.
Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 47/100. Same smooth texture.
A 89% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and sits a little calmer at 49/100.
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 46/100. Same smooth texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Run Up is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 35/100, down from 58.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 8. Reads 40/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 29/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. Intensity 27/100, down from 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 38/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
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 42/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 8. 36/100, versus the original's 58. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Run Up” by Major Lazer?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “Beautiful Now” by Zedd featuring Jon Bellion, “What's My Age Again?” by Blink-182, “I Could Be the One” by Avicii vs Nicky Romero — the top match scores 95% 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 “Run Up” but calmer?
“Mas Que Nada” by Jorge Ben, “Riptide” by Vance Joy, “I Wanna Dance with Somebody” by Whitney Houston keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Run Up”?
It measures 58/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, smooth texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 115 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
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 58/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, smooth 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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
What it’s good for
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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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