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10 songs that feel like Glitch

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

Glitch
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Glitch
Taylor Swift
moderate 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
Moonlight Sunrise — Twice moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Magnets — Disclosure featuring Lorde moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

Hidden Place — Björk moderate 95 BPM

Keeps the same dreamy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Bluish — Animal Collective moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same layered texture.

E85 — Don Toliver moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same dreamy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Sextape — Deftones moderate 80 BPM

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

You've Really Got a Hold on Me — Smokey Robinson moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Ai Du — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Toungere — Ali Farka Toure moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Negue — Cesaria Evora moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

A Running Start by Sufjan Stevens
A Running Start — Sufjan Stevens 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 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Suzanne by Leonard Cohen
Suzanne — Leonard Cohen safe 90 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 13/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fifteen by Taylor Swift
Fifteen — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 29/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Begin Again by Taylor Swift
Begin Again — Taylor Swift safe 95 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Delicate by Taylor Swift
Delicate — Taylor Swift safe 95 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 29/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The 1 by Taylor Swift
The 1 — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

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

Willow by Taylor Swift
Willow — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 34/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Ours — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 30/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Glitch” by Taylor Swift?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Moonlight Sunrise” by Twice, “Magnets” by Disclosure featuring Lorde, “Hidden Place” by Björk — 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 “Glitch” but calmer?

“A Running Start” by Sufjan Stevens, “Suzanne” by Leonard Cohen, “Fifteen” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Glitch”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 90 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 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 / hype2/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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