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10 songs that feel like Beautiful Ones

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

Beautiful Ones
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Beautiful Ones
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intense 60/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Feeling Good — Nina Simone moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Future Nostalgia — Dua Lipa moderate 116 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (56/100). Same layered texture.

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The Edge of Glory — Lady Gaga moderate 128 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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i — Kendrick Lamar moderate 100 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

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Purple Haze — Jimi Hendrix intense 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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The Best of Both Worlds — Van Halen moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 53/100. Same layered texture.

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Starlight — Muse moderate 123 BPM

Keeps the same transcendent pull — sits a little calmer at 53/100. Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (123 BPM).

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Illenium & Zedd - First Time — Zedd moderate 128 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It sits a little calmer at 54/100. Same layered texture.

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Ísjaki — Sigur Rós moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same transcendent pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (57/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Sama Tanga — Youssou N'Dour moderate 105 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it sits a little calmer at 52/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Superman Theme by John Williams
Superman Theme — John Williams safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 44/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Hear a Symphony by The Supremes
I Hear a Symphony — The Supremes safe 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Go West by Pet Shop Boys
Go West — Pet Shop Boys safe 110 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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Hoppipolla — Sigur Rós moderate 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8. 41/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

State of Independence by Donna Summer
State of Independence — Donna Summer moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it measures markedly calmer overall. Intensity 52/100, down from 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Tehillim by Steve Reich
Tehillim — Steve Reich moderate 120 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 6 where the original climbs to 8, so it lands at 49/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

And She Was by Talking Heads
And She Was — Talking Heads moderate 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. Reads 53/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Illenium & Zedd - First Time by Zedd
Illenium & Zedd - First Time — Zedd moderate 128 BPM

Holds the same feel while it eases off just enough to take the edge off. 54/100, versus the original's 60. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Beautiful Ones” by Suede?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Feeling Good” by Nina Simone, “Future Nostalgia” by Dua Lipa, “The Edge of Glory” by Lady Gaga — 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 “Beautiful Ones” but calmer?

“Superman Theme” by John Williams, “I Hear a Symphony” by The Supremes, “Go West” by Pet Shop Boys keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Beautiful Ones”?

It measures 60/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 8/10, 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 60/100 comes from a dynamic range of 8/10, layered texture, mild 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 a huge quiet-to-loud swing: more extreme on that axis than 80% 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

Sleep2/10
Focus6/10
Workout7/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1996 in context

The 309 songs we’ve measured from 1996 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 8/10, 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

Intensity60
Dynamics78
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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