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10 songs that feel like Yellow Bus

Matched to Yellow Bus by Justin Roberts 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
Yellow Bus
Justin Roberts
safe 29/100 intensity 120 BPM
Happy Pills — Norah Jones safe 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Happy Lemons — Ralph's World safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

Too Young — Phoenix safe 108 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Measured 98% alike.

Dance Mode — Bluey safe 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Same smooth texture.

Biscuits — Kacey Musgraves safe 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Late Night Talking — Harry Styles safe 122 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.

Firework — Kidz Bop Kids safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (124 BPM).

Mint Car — The Cure safe 126 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same smooth texture.

Picnic Playground — Putumayo Kids safe 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100).

The Goldfish (Let's Go Swimming) — The Laurie Berkner Band safe 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Yellow Bus” by Justin Roberts?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Happy Pills” by Norah Jones, “Happy Lemons” by Ralph's World, “Too Young” by Phoenix — 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.

How intense is “Yellow Bus”?

It measures 29/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 81% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 29/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, mild shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout4/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2001 in context

The 324 songs we’ve measured from 2001 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity29
Dynamics44
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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