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10 songs that feel like Corazón

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

Corazón
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Corazón
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moderate 40/100 intensity 110 BPM
Pelota — Khruangbin moderate 105 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (105 BPM).

Life — Jamie xx safe

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Peg — Steely Dan moderate 100 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 98% alike.

London Boy — Taylor Swift moderate 100 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

End of an Era — Dua Lipa moderate 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same uplifting pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).

Daisies — Justin Bieber moderate 90 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

That's Right You're Not from Texas — Lyle Lovett moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike.

Multi-Love — Unknown Mortal Orchestra moderate 105 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Smile Around the Face — Four Tet moderate 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

Chasing the Lovebirds — Howard Jones moderate 120 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Love in Store by Fleetwood Mac
Love in Store — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do by ABBA
I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do — ABBA safe 120 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sweet Seasons by Carole King
Sweet Seasons — Carole King safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 27/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everyday People by Sly and the Family Stone
Everyday People — Sly and the Family Stone safe 104 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 40/100, versus the original's 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Eine kleine Nachtmusik — Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 31/100, down from 40. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everybody's Fancy — Fred Rogers safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Peppermint Patty — Vince Guaraldi safe 120 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.

Moonshadow by Cat Stevens
Moonshadow — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 40.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Corazón” by Carole King?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pelota” by Khruangbin, “Life” by Jamie xx, “Peg” by Steely Dan — 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 “Corazón” but calmer?

“Love in Store” by Fleetwood Mac, “I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do, I Do” by ABBA, “Sweet Seasons” by Carole King keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Corazón”?

It measures 40/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 110 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 34% of songs, calmer than the other 66%. Its intensity reading of 40/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

1973 in context

The 297 songs we’ve measured from 1973 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 6/10, this track is right in line with its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity40
Dynamics56
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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