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10 songs that feel like I Summon You

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

The song you love
I Summon You
Spoon
moderate 28/100 intensity 110 BPM
One Step Up — Bruce Springsteen moderate 118 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

eternal sunshine — Ariana Grande safe 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

Title and Registration — Death Cab for Cutie safe 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Measured 98% alike.

Art Deco — Lana Del Rey moderate 99 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same smooth texture.

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

cherry blossom — Kacey Musgraves safe 108 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (28/100). Same smooth texture.

Cool About It — boygenius safe 126 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Measured 97% alike.

The Rip — Portishead safe 90 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (27/100). Same smooth texture.

Drew Barrymore — SZA moderate 130 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100).

Sleep the Clock Around — Belle and Sebastian safe 118 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (29/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

The Prophecy by Taylor Swift
The Prophecy — Taylor Swift safe 96 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 17/100, down from 28.

Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 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 12/100.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 28.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 28.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 32/100.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 28.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Summon You” by Spoon?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “One Step Up” by Bruce Springsteen, “eternal sunshine” by Ariana Grande, “Title and Registration” by Death Cab for Cutie — the top match scores 98% 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 Summon You” but calmer?

“The Prophecy” by Taylor Swift, “Dumb” by Nirvana, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Summon You”?

It measures 28/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 110 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 82% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 28/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, smooth 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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
Workout1/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2005 in context

The 363 songs we’ve measured from 2005 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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

Intensity28
Dynamics44
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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