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10 songs that feel like When Will You Come Home

Matched to When Will You Come Home by Galaxie 500 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 Will You Come Home
Galaxie 500
moderate 37/100 intensity 110 BPM
Wishes — Beach House moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Supercut — Lorde moderate 124 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Mad World — Tears for Fears moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Measured 94% alike.

Independence Day — Elliott Smith moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Drunk in LA — Beach House moderate 90 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100).

13 Beaches — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 31/100. Same layered texture.

Lust for Life — Lana Del Rey moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

The Stars of Track and Field — Belle and Sebastian safe 120 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Know You — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

Souvlaki Space Station — Slowdive safe 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when When Will You Come Home is more than you want right now.

Dark Paradise by Lana Del Rey
Dark Paradise — Lana Del Rey safe 120 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 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Eventually — Tame Impala safe 95 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4 — Frédéric Chopin 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 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 37.

Shades of Cool by Lana Del Rey
Shades of Cool — Lana Del Rey safe 46 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 14/100, down from 37.

Heroin by Lana Del Rey
Heroin — Lana Del Rey safe 60 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 12/100.

Sweet by Lana Del Rey
Sweet — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 37.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “When Will You Come Home” by Galaxie 500?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Wishes” by Beach House, “Supercut” by Lorde, “Mad World” by Tears for Fears — the top match scores 98% 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 Will You Come Home” but calmer?

“Dark Paradise” by Lana Del Rey, “Eventually” by Tame Impala, “Mazurka Op. 17 No. 4” by Frédéric Chopin keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “When Will You Come Home”?

It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 110 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 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
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype4/10

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

1989 in context

The 219 songs we’ve measured from 1989 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity37
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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