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10 songs that feel like Spaceship

Matched to Spaceship by Kanye West 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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Spaceship
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moderate 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
Summer of Love — U2 safe 95 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same hopeful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

HEAVEN TO ME — Tyler, the Creator moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same smooth texture.

Tucson Train — Bruce Springsteen moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same hopeful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 88% alike.

Help Yourself — Amy Winehouse moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same smooth texture.

Passionate Kisses — Lucinda Williams moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same reflective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

Poetic Justice — Kendrick Lamar ft. Drake moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same smooth texture.

I Saved the World Today — Eurythmics safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same hopeful pull — runs a little hotter at 45/100. Measured 87% alike.

Jack Of All Trades — Bruce Springsteen moderate 80 BPM

Measures 86% the same. It runs a little hotter at 46/100.

A Place in the Sun — Stevie Wonder safe 95 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same hopeful pull and sits a little calmer at 29/100. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

You Know I'm No Good — Amy Winehouse moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Better Days — Guy Clark safe 75 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 19/100, down from 38.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 12/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 38.

Going to California by Led Zeppelin
Going to California — Led Zeppelin safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Spaceship” by Kanye West?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Summer of Love” by U2, “HEAVEN TO ME” by Tyler, the Creator, “Tucson Train” by Bruce Springsteen — the top match scores 94% 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 “Spaceship” but calmer?

“Better Days” by Guy Clark, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Spaceship”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, mild shifts, and dynamic vocals. It shares this stretch of the spectrum with thousands of other tracks, so the finer fingerprint below is what really separates it.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 79% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on full chaos — sudden changes, huge quiet-to-loud swings, and relentless energy — 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

Sleep4/10
Focus9/10
Workout2/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2004 in context

The 334 songs we’ve measured from 2004 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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