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10 songs that feel like Blank Space

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

Blank Space
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Blank Space
Taylor Swift
moderate 64/100 intensity 96 BPM
Lithium — Nirvana moderate 117 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (66/100).

Money — Pink Floyd moderate 110 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (65/100). Same complex texture.

Ghost Town — Kanye West moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (62/100). Measured 97% alike.

Tangled Up in Blue — Bob Dylan moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (63/100). Same complex texture.

Janie's Got a Gun — Aerosmith intense 90 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Si Una Vez — Selena intense 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same complex texture.

Bichota — Karol G (feat. Bad Bunny) intense 100 BPM

Keeps the same cathartic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (68/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

White Room — Cream moderate 89 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100). Same complex texture.

Vete — Bad Bunny moderate 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same cathartic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (67/100).

For Whom the Bell Tolls — Metallica moderate 116 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (69/100). Same complex texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Blank Space 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 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Scar Tissue by Red Hot Chili Peppers
Scar Tissue — Red Hot Chili Peppers safe 81 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

Candle in the Wind by Elton John
Candle in the Wind — Elton John safe 86 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 24/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If I Ever Lose My Faith in You by Sting
If I Ever Lose My Faith in You — Sting safe 102 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 45/100, versus the original's 64. Nearly the same tempo, too.

yellow is the color of her eyes by Soccer Mommy
yellow is the color of her eyes — Soccer Mommy safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 37/100, down from 64.

Have You Ever by Brandy
Have You Ever — Brandy safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge.

Jealous Guy by John Lennon
Jealous Guy — John Lennon safe 76 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 22/100.

Goodbye by Spice Girls
Goodbye — Spice Girls safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 27/100, versus the original's 64.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Blank Space” by Taylor Swift?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Lithium” by Nirvana, “Money” by Pink Floyd, “Ghost Town” by Kanye West — 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 “Blank Space” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Scar Tissue” by Red Hot Chili Peppers, “Candle in the Wind” by Elton John keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Blank Space”?

It measures 64/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 96 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

This is one of the more intense things in our library — more energetic than 84% of the 19,209 songs we've measured. Its intensity reading of 64/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, complex texture, moderate 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 84% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype5/10

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

2014 in context

The 313 songs we’ve measured from 2014 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. 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

Intensity64
Dynamics67
Tempo31
Surprise50
Density60
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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