by Ontiqo1999 by Prince and Sussudio by Phil Collins: how alike are they?
Sonalize compared the two recordings: 39%, some shared material.
| Harmony | 53% |
|---|---|
| Melody | 48% |
| Sound | 93% |
| Rhythm | 69% |
More in common than almost all unrelated pairs. Listen to the matching passages: this can be a shared style or stock chord progression, or a borrowed section.
| 1999 | Sussudio | |
|---|---|---|
| Artist | Prince | Phil Collins |
| Key | D Minor | C Major |
| Tempo | 119 BPM | 121 BPM |
| Most alike passage | 0:04–0:18 | 1:55–2:09 |
Same key
On Sonalize’s other-version check (a cover-song model), this pair is no closer than chance (distance 2.28; other versions of a song in these comparisons have a median of 0.31, different songs that sound alike 1.27, random pairs 2.95).
Why this pair
This is a pair from a publicly reported dispute. Public background: groove / synth feel; No claim; Collins said he listened to '1999' a lot. Sonalize's scores are measurements, not a view on any dispute.
How this was measured
Compared from the full recordings; Sonalize's fingerprint lookup confirmed both songs. The same engine runs in the Sonalize app on your own device. A score measures how alike two recordings are; it isn't a finding about copying, legal advice, or a rights clearance.
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