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10 songs that feel like Boots

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

Boots
The song you love
Boots
Kesha
moderate 22/100 intensity 105 BPM
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Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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S'Wonderful — Ella Fitzgerald safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

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Try Everything — Shakira safe 100 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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Beautiful — Carole King safe 100 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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Soothe Me — Sam Cooke safe 110 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Same smooth texture.

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Soak Up the Sun — Sheryl Crow safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (22/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

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You've Got a Friend in Me — Randy Newman safe 96 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

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La Bicicleta — Carlos Vives safe 95 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100).

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Agradecido — Banda MS safe 95 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (21/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

This Land Is Your Land by Woody Guthrie
This Land Is Your Land — Woody Guthrie safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 18/100, down from 22. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Chan Chan by Buena Vista Social Club
Chan Chan — Buena Vista Social Club safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 32/100 — the pull without the edge.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 22/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Concerning Hobbits by Howard Shore
Concerning Hobbits — Howard Shore safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 24/100, versus the original's 22.

Take It Easy by Eagles
Take It Easy — Eagles safe 94 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 17/100, down from 22.

You've Got a Friend in Me by Randy Newman
You've Got a Friend in Me — Randy Newman safe 96 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

La Bicicleta by Carlos Vives
La Bicicleta — Carlos Vives safe 95 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 21/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Shall Be Free by Bob Dylan
I Shall Be Free — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 23/100, versus the original's 22.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Boots” by Kesha?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Riptide” by Vance Joy, “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” by Ella Fitzgerald, “S'Wonderful” by Ella Fitzgerald — 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 “Boots” but calmer?

“This Land Is Your Land” by Woody Guthrie, “Chan Chan” by Buena Vista Social Club, “Riptide” by Vance Joy keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Boots”?

It measures 22/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 105 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 sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 86% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 22/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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

Sleep9/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. At 5/10, 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

Intensity22
Dynamics44
Tempo36
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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