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10 songs that feel like 10 Lovers

Matched to 10 Lovers by The Black Keys on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

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moderate 48/100 intensity 110 BPM
England — The National moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Bar Italia — Pulp moderate 112 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

TURiSTA — Bad Bunny moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Measured 97% alike.

Taxi Cab — Vampire Weekend moderate 126 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

A Sorta Fairytale — Tori Amos moderate 92 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

Death of a Martian — Red Hot Chili Peppers moderate 118 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Maid of Orleans (The Waltz Joan of Arc) — Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

(Nothing But) Flowers — Talking Heads moderate 118 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Car Wheels on a Gravel Road — Lucinda Williams moderate 110 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Hot & Heavy — Lucy Dacus moderate 110 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when 10 Lovers is more than you want right now.

Two Ghosts by Harry Styles
Two Ghosts — Harry Styles safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 20/100, down from 48.

Racing in the Street by Bruce Springsteen
Racing in the Street — Bruce Springsteen safe 118 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 45/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

There Goes My Miracle by Bruce Springsteen
There Goes My Miracle — Bruce Springsteen safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Girl from the North Country by Bob Dylan
Girl from the North Country — Bob Dylan safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 13/100, versus the original's 48.

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco
Salad Days — Mac DeMarco safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 19/100, down from 48. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Order T-Shirt by The National
New Order T-Shirt — The National safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waltz in C Sharp Minor Op. 64 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 48.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “10 Lovers” by The Black Keys?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “England” by The National, “Bar Italia” by Pulp, “TURiSTA” by Bad Bunny — 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.

What songs are like “10 Lovers” but calmer?

“Two Ghosts” by Harry Styles, “Racing in the Street” by Bruce Springsteen, “There Goes My Miracle” by Bruce Springsteen keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “10 Lovers”?

It measures 48/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 110 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 52% of songs, calmer than the other 48%. Its intensity reading of 48/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
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

Intensity48
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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