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10 songs that feel like Devil Always Made Me Think Twice

Matched to Devil Always Made Me Think Twice by Chris Stapleton on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Devil Always Made Me Think Twice
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Devil Always Made Me Think Twice
Chris Stapleton
moderate 42/100 intensity 70 BPM
Honeymoon Avenue — Ariana Grande moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

U (Man Like) — Bon Iver moderate 75 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

enough for you — Olivia Rodrigo moderate 75 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

Do Right Woman, Do Right Man — Aretha Franklin moderate 75 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

How Blue Can You Get — B.B. King moderate 65 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (65 BPM).

Demons — The National moderate 85 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

I Can Be That Woman — ABBA moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Measured 98% alike.

Dive — Ed Sheeran moderate 83 BPM

Measures 97% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100). Same layered texture.

Ex-Factor — Lauryn Hill moderate 83 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (43/100).

Trouble of the World — Mahalia Jackson moderate 72 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Devil Always Made Me Think Twice is more than you want right now.

New Year's Day by U2
New Year's Day — U2 safe 76 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 41/100, down from 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Only One by James Taylor
Only One — James Taylor safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Quiet Eyes by Sharon Van Etten
Quiet Eyes — Sharon Van Etten safe 60 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 14/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Halah by Mazzy Star
Halah — Mazzy Star safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Speed of the Sound of Loneliness by John Prine
Speed of the Sound of Loneliness — John Prine safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 42.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

A Lack of Color — Death Cab for Cutie safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 7/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Take My Hand, Precious Lord by Mahalia Jackson
Take My Hand, Precious Lord — Mahalia Jackson safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 23/100, versus the original's 42. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Devil Always Made Me Think Twice” by Chris Stapleton?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Honeymoon Avenue” by Ariana Grande, “U (Man Like)” by Bon Iver, “enough for you” by Olivia Rodrigo — 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 “Devil Always Made Me Think Twice” but calmer?

“New Year's Day” by U2, “Only One” by James Taylor, “Quiet Eyes” by Sharon Van Etten keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Devil Always Made Me Think Twice”?

It measures 42/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 70 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 38% of songs, calmer than the other 62%. Its intensity reading of 42/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 96% 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
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype3/10

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

2020 in context

The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity42
Dynamics56
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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