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10 songs that feel like The Days

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

The Days
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The Days
Avicii
moderate 48/100 intensity 128 BPM
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Tear in My Heart — Twenty One Pilots moderate 130 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (130 BPM).

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Maria — Ricky Martin moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Girls — Beastie Boys moderate 107 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 96% alike.

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Hot Hot Summer Day — The Sugarhill Gang moderate 115 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

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P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing) — Michael Jackson moderate 123 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (123 BPM).

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Give It 2 Me — Madonna safe 126 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

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No Excuses — Alice in Chains moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 93% alike.

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Do It Well — Jennifer Lopez moderate 120 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Shoplifters of the World Unite — The Smiths moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same joyful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Hey Ladies — Beastie Boys moderate 94 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Let's Stay Together by Al Green
Let's Stay Together — Al Green safe 123 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Shall Be Free by Bob Dylan
I Shall Be Free — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Love Story by Taylor Swift
Love Story — Taylor Swift 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.

Blue Skies by Ella Fitzgerald
Blue Skies — Ella Fitzgerald safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 31/100, versus the original's 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fly Me to the Moon by Frank Sinatra
Fly Me to the Moon — Frank Sinatra safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 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 7. Reads 22/100.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 22/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The Days” by Avicii?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Tear in My Heart” by Twenty One Pilots, “Maria” by Ricky Martin, “Girls” by Beastie Boys — 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 “The Days” but calmer?

“Let's Stay Together” by Al Green, “I Shall Be Free” by Bob Dylan, “Love Story” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The Days”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 128 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, no sudden 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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

Sleep4/10
Focus9/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity48
Dynamics67
Tempo49
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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