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10 songs that feel like Crying in the Club

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

Crying in the Club
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Crying in the Club
Camila Cabello
moderate 49/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Cities in Dust — Siouxsie and the Banshees moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Keep the Customer Satisfied — Simon & Garfunkel moderate 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Same layered texture.

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Ndiaye — Youssou N'Dour moderate 115 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (49/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

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Ohio — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 128 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

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Fakin' It — Simon & Garfunkel moderate 110 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (48/100).

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You're Gonna Miss Me — 13th Floor Elevators intense 120 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 60/100. Same layered texture.

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Point Blank — Bruce Springsteen moderate 116 BPM

Keeps the same heavy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 94% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (116 BPM).

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Orphans — Coldplay moderate 102 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

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Break Up With Your Girlfriend, I'm Bored — Ariana Grande moderate 100 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same heavy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100).

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A Means to an End — Joy Division moderate 116 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Crying in the Club is more than you want right now.

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 49. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

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

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100.

Chega de Saudade by Joao Gilberto
Chega de Saudade — Joao Gilberto safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 14/100, versus the original's 49.

Crazy by Patsy Cline
Crazy — Patsy Cline safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 21/100, down from 49.

The Boy with the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap — Belle and Sebastian safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge.

Here's Where the Story Ends by The Sundays
Here's Where the Story Ends — The Sundays safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 21/100.

The Sound of Silence by Simon and Garfunkel
The Sound of Silence — Simon and Garfunkel safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 27/100, versus the original's 49.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Crying in the Club” by Camila Cabello?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Cities in Dust” by Siouxsie and the Banshees, “Keep the Customer Satisfied” by Simon & Garfunkel, “Ndiaye” by Youssou N'Dour — 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 “Crying in the Club” but calmer?

“Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Crying in the Club”?

It measures 49/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 55% of songs, calmer than the other 45%. Its intensity reading of 49/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and dynamic 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

Sleep4/10
Focus7/10
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype5/10

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 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

Intensity49
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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