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10 songs that feel like Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"

Matched to Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" by Gustav Mahler 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
Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"
Gustav Mahler
intense 95/100 intensity 80 BPM
Breathing — Kate Bush intense 85 BPM

A 86% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (91/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Break It Up — Patti Smith intense 85 BPM

86% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 85/100.

Distant Sky — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds intense 60 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 89/100. Measured 89% alike.

Die Young — Black Sabbath intense 140 BPM

Measures 85% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (96/100). Same complex texture.

The Sun Always Shines on TV — a-ha intense 110 BPM

A 89% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100).

I Am the Resurrection — The Stone Roses intense 120 BPM

84% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 88/100.

Little Black Submarines — The Black Keys intense 80 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — sits a little calmer at 89/100. Measured 89% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

Come Together — Spiritualized intense 90 BPM

Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 86/100.

Izabella — Jimi Hendrix intense 120 BPM

A 88% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (94/100).

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 83/100. Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection" is more than you want right now.

Pagan Poetry by Björk
Pagan Poetry — Björk moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 10. Intensity 30/100, down from 95.

I Believe by Mahalia Jackson
I Believe — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 8 where the original climbs to 10, so it lands at 59/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Thumbs by Lucy Dacus
Thumbs — Lucy Dacus moderate 80 BPM

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 10. Reads 34/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Believe the Fife — Mogwai moderate 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 8 where the original climbs to 10. 51/100, versus the original's 95. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sweet Heart Sweet Light — Spiritualized moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 8 where the original climbs to 10. Intensity 61/100, down from 95.

Come On by Lucinda Williams
Come On — Lucinda Williams moderate 85 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 10, so it lands at 46/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Long Time Gone by Crosby, Stills & Nash
Long Time Gone — Crosby, Stills & Nash moderate 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 10. Reads 50/100.

Walk On — U2 moderate 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 7 where the original climbs to 10. 51/100, versus the original's 95.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"” by Gustav Mahler?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Breathing” by Kate Bush, “Break It Up” by Patti Smith, “Distant Sky” by Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds — the top match scores 86% 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 “Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"” but calmer?

“Pagan Poetry” by Björk, “I Believe” by Mahalia Jackson, “Thumbs” by Lucy Dacus keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Symphony No. 2 "Resurrection"”?

It measures 95/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 10/10, complex texture, extreme sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 80 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 99% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 95/100 comes from a dynamic range of 10/10, complex texture, extreme 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 100% 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

Same feeling, calmer: Bohemian Rhapsody — Queen

What it’s good for

Sleep0/10
Focus0/10
Workout7/10
Dinner3/10
Party / hype8/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity95
Dynamics100
Tempo22
Surprise100
Density60
Predictability100
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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