10 songs that feel like Baby Bye Bye
Matched to Baby Bye Bye by Mac DeMarco on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 82% feel-match — carries the same bittersweet pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).
79% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 39/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100). Measured 98% alike.
Measures 97% the same. It sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same layered texture.
A 95% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (54/100).
91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.
Keeps the same contemplative pull — sits a little calmer at 44/100. Measured 90% alike.
Measures 89% the same. It sits a little calmer at 45/100. Same layered texture.
A 91% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and runs a little hotter at 60/100.
89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Baby Bye Bye is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 15/100, down from 53.
Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
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 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 53. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Baby Bye Bye” by Mac DeMarco?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Breaking of the Fellowship” by Howard Shore, “Brando” by Lucy Dacus, “Daily Routine” by Animal Collective — the top match scores 82% 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 “Baby Bye Bye” but calmer?
“All of Our Yesterdays” by Mac DeMarco, “Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay” by Otis Redding keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Baby Bye Bye”?
It measures 53/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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
On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 69% of songs, calmer than the other 31%. Its intensity reading of 53/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate 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 a slow, unhurried pace: 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 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2019 in context
The 448 songs we’ve measured from 2019 average a dynamic range of 6.1/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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