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10 songs that feel like 17 Again

Matched to 17 Again by Eurythmics on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

The song you love
17 Again
Eurythmics
moderate 59/100 intensity 110 BPM
We Used to Wait — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100).

Die schöne Müllerin — Franz Schubert moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

Strawberry Fields Forever — The Beatles moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100). Measured 98% alike.

My Eyes Have Seen You — The Doors moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

Shady Lane — Pavement moderate 95 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (58/100).

Romance in Durango — Bob Dylan moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

Don't Shut Me Down — ABBA moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Dafodil — Jamie xx moderate 110 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

Babies — Pulp moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Live Bed Show — Pulp moderate 85 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when 17 Again is more than you want right now.

Hometown Glory — Adele safe 124 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 59.

Thirty-Three by Smashing Pumpkins
Thirty-Three — Smashing Pumpkins safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Human Highway — Neil Young safe 115 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 7. Reads 19/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Lions by Dire Straits
Lions — Dire Straits safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 33/100, versus the original's 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sweet Jane by Lou Reed
Sweet Jane — Lou Reed safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 33/100, down from 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Yours & Mine by Lucy Dacus
Yours & Mine — Lucy Dacus safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 59.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “17 Again” by Eurythmics?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “We Used to Wait” by Arcade Fire, “Die schöne Müllerin” by Franz Schubert, “Strawberry Fields Forever” by The Beatles — the top match scores 98% 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 “17 Again” but calmer?

“Hometown Glory” by Adele, “Thirty-Three” by Smashing Pumpkins, “Human Highway” by Neil Young keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “17 Again”?

It measures 59/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 59/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1999 in context

The 304 songs we’ve measured from 1999 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity59
Dynamics67
Tempo39
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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