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10 songs that feel like favorite crime

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

favorite crime
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favorite crime
Olivia Rodrigo
moderate 23/100 intensity 76 BPM
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You Don't Know Me — Ray Charles safe 76 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (76 BPM).

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But Not for Me — Ella Fitzgerald moderate 75 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

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Mystery of Love — Sufjan Stevens safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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I'll Be Seeing You — Billie Holiday moderate 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

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Little Girl Blue — Ella Fitzgerald safe 70 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

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Consequences — Camila Cabello safe 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

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Chasing Pavements — Adele safe 85 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Running on Faith — Eric Clapton safe 76 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

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Sacrifice — Elton John safe 89 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same contemplative pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100).

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Arziyan — A.R. Rahman moderate 75 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 27/100, down from 23. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Wild World by Cat Stevens
Wild World — Cat Stevens safe 69 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 19/100 — 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 it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 21/100.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 20/100, versus the original's 23.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 11/100, down from 23. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waterfalls by TLC
Waterfalls — TLC safe 82 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 38/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mystery of Love by Sufjan Stevens
Mystery of Love — Sufjan Stevens safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 24/100, versus the original's 23. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “favorite crime” by Olivia Rodrigo?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “You Don't Know Me” by Ray Charles, “But Not for Me” by Ella Fitzgerald, “Mystery of Love” by Sufjan Stevens — 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 “favorite crime” but calmer?

“Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Wild World” by Cat Stevens, “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 “favorite crime”?

It measures 23/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 76 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 85% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 23/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 86% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 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

Intensity23
Dynamics56
Tempo20
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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