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10 songs that feel like Wildest Dreams

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

Wildest Dreams
The song you love
Wildest Dreams
Taylor Swift
moderate 41/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Flight's Booked — Drake moderate 128 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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You Look Good to Me — Oscar Peterson safe 120 BPM

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

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Baby — Gal Costa moderate 120 BPM

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

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Fake Empire — The National moderate 101 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

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Kyoto — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 139 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

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Say It Ain't So — Weezer moderate 120 BPM

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

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Little Lies — Fleetwood Mac moderate 120 BPM

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

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Everything Reminds Me of Her — Elliott Smith moderate 120 BPM

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

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Start a War — The National moderate 120 BPM

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

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Cupid Come — My Bloody Valentine 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 Wildest Dreams is more than you want right now.

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 41. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Return to Sender by Elvis Presley
Return to Sender — Elvis Presley safe 132 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

Chega de Saudade by Joao Gilberto
Chega de Saudade — Joao Gilberto safe 100 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 14/100.

The Boy with the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap — Belle and Sebastian safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 41.

You're Beautiful by James Blunt
You're Beautiful — James Blunt safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 30/100, down from 41.

Tennessee Homesick Blues by Dolly Parton
Tennessee Homesick Blues — Dolly Parton safe 90 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 34/100 — the pull without the edge.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 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 15/100.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 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 41.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Wildest Dreams” by Taylor Swift?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Flight's Booked” by Drake, “You Look Good to Me” by Oscar Peterson, “Baby” by Gal Costa — 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 “Wildest Dreams” but calmer?

“Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura, “Return to Sender” by Elvis Presley, “Chega de Saudade” by Joao Gilberto keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Wildest Dreams”?

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.

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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 load0

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

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