Daft Punk by the Numbers: The Catalog, Measured
By Dan Cohen · Published 2026-06-24
We measured all 49 Daft Punk songs in our library — tempo, dynamic range, texture, how abruptly each song shifts, how hard the vocal pushes — and rolled it into a single intensity score from 0 to 100. No other site scores a catalog this way. Here is Daft Punk by the numbers: muscular in the middle — neither sleepy nor relentless, with room at both ends.
The catalog at a glance
- Average intensity: 44/100
- Average dynamic range: 6.1/10
- Average tempo: 118 BPM across 49 timed songs
- One of the widest emotional ranges we've measured for any single artist — a 75-point gap from calmest to most intense.
The calmest Daft Punk songs
- Nightvision — intensity 11/100, 90 BPM, dynamic range 3/10
- Make Love — intensity 16/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 3/10
- Something About Us — intensity 19/100, 114 BPM, dynamic range 4/10
The most intense
- Contact — intensity 86/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 9/10
- The Prime Time of Your Life — intensity 75/100, 120 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
- Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger — intensity 74/100, 123 BPM, dynamic range 8/10
The biggest quiet-to-loud swings
- Giorgio by Moroder — dynamic range 9/10
- Contact — dynamic range 9/10
- Touch — dynamic range 8/10
Tempo extremes: slowest is Instant Crush (87 BPM), fastest is Rollin' & Scratchin' (135 BPM).
Every song here has its own measured profile — tempo, dynamics, sonic twins, what it's good for — on its page. Start from the Daft Punk artist page.
Computed from Music I Want's own measurements of 49 Daft Punk songs as of 2026-06-24. The intensity score combines dynamic range, tempo, texture, sudden changes, vocal force, and predictability. Figures update as the catalog is refined.