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10 songs that feel like When I Dream at Night

Matched to When I Dream at Night by Marc Anthony 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
When I Dream at Night
Marc Anthony
moderate 46/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Spanish Eyes — Ricky Martin moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Tal Vez — Ricky Martin moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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Put Your Money on Me — Arcade Fire moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Nina — Ed Sheeran moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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A Sorta Fairytale — Tori Amos moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Disappointing Diamonds Are the Rarest of Them All — Father John Misty moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

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I Want to Be the Boy to Warm Your Mother's Heart — The White Stripes moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same romantic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

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Dream Baby (How Long Must I Dream) — Roy Orbison moderate 96 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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End Game — Taylor Swift moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same romantic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Língua — Caetano Veloso moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when When I Dream at Night is more than you want right now.

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The Ship Song — Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waiting in Vain by Bob Marley & The Wailers
Waiting in Vain — Bob Marley & The Wailers safe 79 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Heaven Can Wait by Michael Jackson
Heaven Can Wait — Michael Jackson safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

All of Me by Frank Sinatra
All of Me — Frank Sinatra safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 42/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Give Me One Reason by Tracy Chapman
Give Me One Reason — Tracy Chapman safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) by The Beach Boys
Don't Talk (Put Your Head on My Shoulder) — The Beach Boys safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Bring It On Home to Me by Sam Cooke
Bring It On Home to Me — Sam Cooke safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 39/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Zebra by Beach House
Zebra — Beach House safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “When I Dream at Night” by Marc Anthony?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Spanish Eyes” by Ricky Martin, “Tal Vez” by Ricky Martin, “Put Your Money on Me” by Arcade Fire — 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 “When I Dream at Night” but calmer?

“The Ship Song” by Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds, “Waiting in Vain” by Bob Marley & The Wailers, “Heaven Can Wait” by Michael Jackson keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “When I Dream at Night”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1999 in context

The 304 songs we’ve measured from 1999 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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