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10 songs that feel like At the Door

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

At the Door
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At the Door
The Strokes
moderate 50/100 intensity 105 BPM
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Under the Bridge — Red Hot Chili Peppers moderate 85 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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Fear. — Kendrick Lamar moderate 85 BPM

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

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Two Weeks — Grizzly Bear moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Casimir Pulaski Day — Sufjan Stevens moderate 90 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100). Same complex texture.

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Nterini — Fatoumata Diawara moderate 90 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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Reflections — The Supremes moderate 104 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same complex texture.

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Love Vigilantes — New Order moderate 112 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (112 BPM).

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Deacon Blues — Steely Dan moderate 92 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same complex texture.

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Death Letter Blues — Son House moderate 80 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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Being Boring — Pet Shop Boys moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when At the Door is more than you want right now.

Chega de Saudade by Joao Gilberto
Chega de Saudade — Joao Gilberto safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 14/100, down from 50. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Boy with the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap — Belle and Sebastian safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 23/100.

You're Beautiful by James Blunt
You're Beautiful — James Blunt safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 50.

Tennessee Homesick Blues by Dolly Parton
Tennessee Homesick Blues — Dolly Parton safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 34/100, down from 50.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Reads 19/100.

Solid Colors by Liz Story
Solid Colors — Liz Story safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 14/100, versus the original's 50.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “At the Door” by The Strokes?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Under the Bridge” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Fear.” by Kendrick Lamar, “Two Weeks” by Grizzly Bear — the top match scores 96% 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 “At the Door” but calmer?

“Chega de Saudade” by Joao Gilberto, “The Boy with the Arab Strap” by Belle and Sebastian, “Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “At the Door”?

It measures 50/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 105 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 62% of songs, calmer than the other 38%. Its intensity reading of 50/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, mild shifts, and soft 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 62% 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

Sleep5/10
Focus9/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity50
Dynamics67
Tempo36
Surprise25
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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