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10 songs that feel like Come Near Me

Matched to Come Near Me by Massive Attack and Ghostpoet 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
Come Near Me
Massive Attack and Ghostpoet
moderate 29/100 intensity 85 BPM
Everybody Knows — Leonard Cohen moderate 88 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (88 BPM).

Take It There — Massive Attack moderate 85 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same layered texture.

The Ultracheese — Arctic Monkeys moderate 72 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Measured 94% alike.

Sex Kills — Joni Mitchell moderate 72 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100). Same layered texture.

Mourning Air — Portishead moderate 70 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (26/100).

13 Beaches — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

Cherry — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 93% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

In My Feelings — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

Repeat After Me (Interlude) — The Weeknd moderate 80 BPM

A 93% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

White Teeth Teens — Lorde moderate 92 BPM

93% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 12/100, down from 29. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 29. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 29. Nearly the same tempo, too.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

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

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 35/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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 29. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Come Near Me” by Massive Attack and Ghostpoet?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Everybody Knows” by Leonard Cohen, “Take It There” by Massive Attack, “The Ultracheese” by Arctic Monkeys — 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 “Come Near Me” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Come Near Me”?

It measures 29/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and spoken word. Tempo is 85 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 81% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 29/100 comes from a dynamic range of 4/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and spoken word. 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 97% 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

Sleep6/10
Focus8/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity29
Dynamics33
Tempo25
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force40
Trigger load13

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

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