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10 songs that feel like Truth

Matched to Truth by Goldie 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
Truth
Goldie
moderate 49/100 intensity 170 BPM
Claustro — Burial moderate 140 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and sits a little calmer at 43/100.

Girls Need Love — Summer Walker moderate 140 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 43/100. Same layered texture.

Disco Lies — Moby moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — sits a little calmer at 41/100. Measured 90% alike.

Parklife — Blur moderate 160 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

syro u473t8+e (piezoluminescence mix) — Aphex Twin moderate 142 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and sits a little calmer at 43/100.

Kid Charlemagne — Steely Dan moderate 120 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Between Pacific Coasts — The Promise Ring moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same reflective pull — sits a little calmer at 43/100. Measured 91% alike.

Sun — Caribou moderate 125 BPM

Measures 91% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Release the Pressure — Leftfield moderate 125 BPM

A 91% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100).

Now's the Time — Charlie Parker moderate 200 BPM

88% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580 by Antonio Vivaldi

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 39/100, down from 49.

Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks" — Igor Stravinsky safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge.

An Ending (Ascent) by Brian Eno
An Ending (Ascent) — Brian Eno safe 60 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 12/100.

Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence by Ryuichi Sakamoto
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence — Ryuichi Sakamoto safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 49.

Xtal by Aphex Twin
Xtal — Aphex Twin safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 30/100, down from 49.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge.

Hallelujah by Leonard Cohen
Hallelujah — Leonard Cohen safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 30/100.

Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 by Frédéric Chopin
Nocturne in E-flat major, Op. 9 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 60 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 25/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Truth” by Goldie?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Claustro” by Burial, “Girls Need Love” by Summer Walker, “Disco Lies” by Moby — the top match scores 93% 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 “Truth” but calmer?

“Concerto for 4 Violins in B Minor, Op. 3 No. 10, RV 580” by Antonio Vivaldi, “Concerto in E-flat "Dumbarton Oaks"” by Igor Stravinsky, “An Ending (Ascent)” by Brian Eno keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Truth”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 170 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 97% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1995 in context

The 329 songs we’ve measured from 1995 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity49
Dynamics67
Tempo72
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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