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10 songs that feel like Tranz

Matched to Tranz by Gorillaz 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
Tranz
Gorillaz
moderate 41/100 intensity 120 BPM
Empire State Human — The Human League moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Academic — New Order moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Sunday 8pm — Faithless moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Found Out — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Yeti — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Never Come Back — Caribou moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

For Sure — American Football moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

The One with the Wurlitzer — American Football moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

Where Are We Now — American Football moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Doom in Full Bloom — American Football moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 41/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Seigfried by Frank Ocean
Seigfried — Frank Ocean safe 120 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 6. Reads 33/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

People's Parties by Joni Mitchell
People's Parties — Joni Mitchell safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 24/100, versus the original's 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Man on the Moon by R.E.M.
Man on the Moon — R.E.M. safe 115 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Test Leper by R.E.M.
New Test Leper — R.E.M. safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — 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.

Kind of Blue by Miles Davis
Kind of Blue — Miles Davis safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Tranz” by Gorillaz?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Empire State Human” by The Human League, “Academic” by New Order, “Sunday 8pm” by Faithless — 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 “Tranz” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Monday Morning” by Fleetwood Mac, “Seigfried” by Frank Ocean keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Tranz”?

It measures 41/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 35% of songs, calmer than the other 65%. Its intensity reading of 41/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity41
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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