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10 songs that feel like Bathwater

Matched to Bathwater by No Doubt 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
Bathwater
No Doubt
moderate 47/100 intensity 100 BPM
Diamonds — Sam Smith moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Ghosts Again — Depeche Mode moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

My Blakean Year — Patti Smith moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 96% alike.

Don't Leave — Faithless moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

Undisclosed Desires — Muse moderate 120 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100).

Allah — Youssou NDour moderate 100 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Lift — Radiohead moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same uplifting pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Diaraby Nene — Oumou Sangare moderate 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Going in Circles — The Gap Band moderate 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

I Want to Be Free — Ohio Players moderate 100 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Years Day — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 29/100.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 47.

Peace by Taylor Swift
Peace — Taylor Swift safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 22/100, down from 47.

Daylight by Taylor Swift
Daylight — Taylor Swift safe 100 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 25/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 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 17/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Was Here by Beyoncé
I Was Here — Beyoncé safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 28/100, versus the original's 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Bathwater” by No Doubt?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Diamonds” by Sam Smith, “Ghosts Again” by Depeche Mode, “My Blakean Year” by Patti Smith — 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 “Bathwater” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “New Years Day” by Taylor Swift, “Always with Me” by Yumi Kimura keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Bathwater”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 100 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 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
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2000 in context

The 306 songs we’ve measured from 2000 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo33
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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