Songs Similar to Bitter Sweet Symphony by The Verve
Album: Urban Hymns (Remastered 2016) · Alternative · Nostalgic
The Verve's “Bitter Sweet Symphony” from the album Urban Hymns (Remastered 2016) is a alternative track with rock roots that we file under nostalgic songs. If it's the one you keep replaying, the list below collects tracks that fans of it also play; the original moves at roughly 171 BPM.
The closest match right now is “Lucky Man” by The Verve (100% match). The list also pulls in Blur, R.E.M., The Smashing Pumpkins and Keane — artists whose audiences overlap heavily with The Verve's. By genre, the list is mostly rock (7 of 20 tracks), with alternative and pop mixed in. Each entry shows its genre and a match score, so you can start with the strongest matches and work outward. Every song links out to YouTube, Spotify and Amazon Music for a quick listen, and the ones marked as links have their own similar-song pages here.
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Data: Last.fm, updated 2026-10-11.
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FAQ about “Bitter Sweet Symphony”
What songs are similar to Bitter Sweet Symphony?
On our list, the closest matches are “Lucky Man” by The Verve, “Sonnet” by The Verve and “Wonderwall” by Oasis. All 20 songs on this page are ranked by how strongly their listeners overlap with fans of “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve, so the higher a song sits, the closer it is to the original's sound and audience.
Who does Bitter Sweet Symphony sound like?
Based on listening data, “Bitter Sweet Symphony” sits closest to Oasis, Blur, R.E.M. and The Smashing Pumpkins. Fans of The Verve play these artists more than almost anyone else, which usually means a shared sound, era or scene. Start with their tracks in the list above if you want something in the same vein.
Is Bitter Sweet Symphony Alternative?
We file “Bitter Sweet Symphony” by The Verve under Alternative, while music stores list its album under Rock. Genre labels are fuzzy, so the similar songs above aren't limited to one genre — they follow what listeners actually pair with the song.
How do you find similar songs to Bitter Sweet Symphony?
Use the list on this page: it ranks 20 tracks by how often fans of “Bitter Sweet Symphony” also listen to them. Open any song that has its own page to keep exploring, or enter another track in the similar song finder to start a new list.