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10 songs that feel like Back On The Map

Matched to Back On The Map by Kacey Musgraves on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Back On The Map
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Back On The Map
Kacey Musgraves
moderate 46/100 intensity 120 BPM
Think About Me — Fleetwood Mac moderate 118 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

Superman — R.E.M. moderate 135 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

I Decided — Solange moderate 122 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (122 BPM).

She's Nineteen Years Old — Muddy Waters moderate 110 BPM

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

Wet Dreamz — J. Cole moderate 136 BPM

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

Seven Seas — Echo & the Bunnymen moderate 124 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

When You Dance I Can Really Love — Neil Young moderate 120 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

In the Garage — Weezer moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Kodachrome — Paul Simon moderate 118 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Back On The Map is more than you want right now.

Almost Grown — Chuck Berry safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 37/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Nashville Skyline Rag — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Lady Is a Tramp by Frank Sinatra
The Lady Is a Tramp — Frank Sinatra safe 140 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 29/100.

Award Tour by A Tribe Called Quest
Award Tour — A Tribe Called Quest safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 39/100, versus the original's 46.

A-Tisket, A-Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald
A-Tisket, A-Tasket — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 22/100, down from 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Decatur, or, Round of Applause for Your Stepmother! by Sufjan Stevens

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.

Arnold Layne by Pink Floyd
Arnold Layne — Pink Floyd safe 130 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 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mozambique — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 27/100, versus the original's 46. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Back On The Map” by Kacey Musgraves?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Think About Me” by Fleetwood Mac, “Superman” by R.E.M., “I Decided” by Solange — 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 “Back On The Map” but calmer?

“Almost Grown” by Chuck Berry, “Nashville Skyline Rag” by Bob Dylan, “The Lady Is a Tramp” by Frank Sinatra keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Back On The Map”?

It measures 46/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 120 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 44% of songs, calmer than the other 56%. Its intensity reading of 46/100 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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2013 in context

The 408 songs we’ve measured from 2013 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. 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

Intensity46
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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