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10 songs that feel like She's a Superstar

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

The song you love
She's a Superstar
The Verve
intense 68/100 intensity 120 BPM
Moonage Daydream — David Bowie intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Birdland — Patti Smith intense 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

Pneuma — Tool intense 124 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Bird in Hand — Lee "Scratch" Perry intense 140 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same layered texture.

Astronomy Domine — Pink Floyd intense 120 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and runs a little hotter at 74/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Soup — Can intense 126 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

Get Real Get Right — Sufjan Stevens intense 140 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Measured 94% alike.

Blackstar — David Bowie intense 100 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100). Same layered texture.

Night — Bruce Springsteen intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intense pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Pulled Up — Talking Heads intense 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when She's a Superstar is more than you want right now.

Gosh by Jamie xx
Gosh — Jamie xx moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Intensity 62/100, down from 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

E.T. Flying Theme by John Williams
E.T. Flying Theme — John Williams safe 112 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Hedwig's Theme by John Williams
Hedwig's Theme — John Williams 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 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Catching the Butterfly — The Verve moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it measures markedly calmer overall. 54/100, versus the original's 68.

Eight Miles High — The Byrds moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 53/100, down from 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peer Gynt Suite — Edvard Grieg moderate 120 BPM

It measures markedly calmer overall, so it lands at 43/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Death Rays — Mogwai moderate 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it measures markedly calmer overall. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bel Air by Can
Bel Air — Can moderate 118 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 53/100, versus the original's 68. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “She's a Superstar” by The Verve?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Moonage Daydream” by David Bowie, “Birdland” by Patti Smith, “Pneuma” by Tool — 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 “She's a Superstar” but calmer?

“Gosh” by Jamie xx, “E.T. Flying Theme” by John Williams, “Hedwig's Theme” by John Williams keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “She's a Superstar”?

It measures 68/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 88% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 68/100 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 88% 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
Focus2/10
Workout8/10
Dinner5/10
Party / hype7/10

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

1992 in context

The 233 songs we’ve measured from 1992 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. 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

Intensity68
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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