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10 songs that feel like 13 Beaches

Matched to 13 Beaches by Lana Del Rey on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

13 Beaches
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13 Beaches
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moderate 31/100 intensity 85 BPM
Biscuit — Portishead moderate 85 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Mad World — Tears for Fears moderate 92 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same layered texture.

Ceremony — Galaxie 500 moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Measured 95% alike.

Blue Thunder — Galaxie 500 moderate 90 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same layered texture.

Know You — Bonobo moderate 95 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

Drunk in LA — Beach House moderate 90 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Supercut — Lorde moderate 124 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — runs a little hotter at 38/100. Measured 90% alike.

Other Voices — The Cure moderate 90 BPM

Measures 90% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

Shirt — SZA moderate 85 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Don't Let Our Youth Go to Waste — Galaxie 500 moderate 85 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when 13 Beaches is more than you want right now.

Sweet by Lana Del Rey
Sweet — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 15/100, down from 31.

Überlin by R.E.M.
Überlin — R.E.M. safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Heaven — Talking Heads safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Father to a Sister of Thought by Pavement
Father to a Sister of Thought — Pavement safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 31. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Happiness Is a Butterfly by Lana Del Rey
Happiness Is a Butterfly — Lana Del Rey safe 78 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Intensity 12/100, down from 31. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Say Yes to Heaven by Lana Del Rey
Say Yes to Heaven — Lana Del Rey safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 31. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “13 Beaches” by Lana Del Rey?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Biscuit” by Portishead, “Mad World” by Tears for Fears, “Ceremony” by Galaxie 500 — the top match scores 94% 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 “13 Beaches” but calmer?

“Sweet” by Lana Del Rey, “Überlin” by R.E.M., “Heaven” by Talking Heads keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “13 Beaches”?

It measures 31/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 85 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 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 31/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered 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
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity31
Dynamics44
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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