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10 songs that feel like Sunrise

Matched to Sunrise by Pulp 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
Sunrise
Pulp
moderate 50/100 intensity 85 BPM
Grains — Bonobo moderate 105 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same euphoric pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100).

Douha (Mali Mali) — Disclosure & Fatoumata Diawara moderate 128 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Same layered texture.

When You Sleep — My Bloody Valentine intense 115 BPM

Keeps the same euphoric pull — runs a little hotter at 60/100. Measured 92% alike.

Spirit — Beyoncé moderate 85 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

All of You — Lin-Manuel Miranda moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

J-Boy — Phoenix moderate 118 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

drop dead — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 130 BPM

Keeps the same euphoric pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 91% alike.

Bigger — Beyoncé moderate 88 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

A Place Called Home — PJ Harvey moderate 85 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Second Hand News — Fleetwood Mac moderate 126 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

First Breath After Coma — Explosions in the Sky safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 42/100, down from 50.

BLACKBIIRD by Beyoncé
BLACKBIIRD — Beyoncé safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

Anthem by Leonard Cohen
Anthem — Leonard Cohen safe 85 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Friends Will Be Friends by Queen
Friends Will Be Friends — Queen safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It Happened Today by R.E.M.
It Happened Today — R.E.M. safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Golden Lady by Stevie Wonder
Golden Lady — Stevie Wonder safe 95 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Have a Talk with God by Stevie Wonder
Have a Talk with God — Stevie Wonder safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

You Will Know by Stevie Wonder
You Will Know — Stevie Wonder safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Sunrise” by Pulp?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Grains” by Bonobo, “Douha (Mali Mali)” by Disclosure & Fatoumata Diawara, “When You Sleep” by My Bloody Valentine — 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 “Sunrise” but calmer?

“First Breath After Coma” by Explosions in the Sky, “BLACKBIIRD” by Beyoncé, “Anthem” by Leonard Cohen keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Sunrise”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 85 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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