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10 songs that feel like I'm Not Calling You a Liar

Matched to I'm Not Calling You a Liar by Florence + the Machine on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

I'm Not Calling You a Liar
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I'm Not Calling You a Liar
Florence + the Machine
moderate 33/100 intensity 70 BPM
Gollum's Song — Howard Shore moderate 70 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Naked As We Came — Iron & Wine moderate 70 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same layered texture.

You Missed My Heart — Phoebe Bridgers moderate 75 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Measured 95% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (75 BPM).

What's Going On — Marvin Gaye moderate 90 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Holocaust — Big Star moderate 70 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (70 BPM).

Tonya Harding — Sufjan Stevens moderate 72 BPM

94% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Cinnamon Girl — Lana Del Rey moderate 92 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — runs a little hotter at 39/100. Measured 94% alike.

Rings of Saturn — Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds moderate 80 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

Illicit Affairs — Taylor Swift moderate 80 BPM

A 94% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

The Truth Untold — BTS moderate 85 BPM

93% 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 I'm Not Calling You a Liar is more than you want right now.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Champagne Problems by Taylor Swift
Champagne Problems — Taylor Swift safe 68 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 27/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 15/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 21/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fingertips by Lana Del Rey
Fingertips — Lana Del Rey safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Intensity 18/100, down from 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Killer by Phoebe Bridgers
Killer — Phoebe Bridgers safe 85 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

Moon Song by Phoebe Bridgers
Moon Song — Phoebe Bridgers safe 70 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Reads 11/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blue by Joni Mitchell
Blue — Joni Mitchell safe 65 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. 11/100, versus the original's 33. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I'm Not Calling You a Liar” by Florence + the Machine?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Gollum's Song” by Howard Shore, “Naked As We Came” by Iron & Wine, “You Missed My Heart” by Phoebe Bridgers — 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 “I'm Not Calling You a Liar” but calmer?

“Please, Please, Please” by James Brown, “Champagne Problems” by Taylor Swift, “Broken-Hearted Girl” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I'm Not Calling You a Liar”?

It measures 33/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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 22% of songs, calmer than the other 78%. Its intensity reading of 33/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild 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 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2009 in context

The 218 songs we’ve measured from 2009 average a dynamic range of 6.4/10. At 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

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

The fingerprint

Intensity33
Dynamics44
Tempo17
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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