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10 songs that feel like I Turn My Camera On

Matched to I Turn My Camera On 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 Turn My Camera On
Spoon
moderate 43/100 intensity 126 BPM
Naughty Girl — Beyoncé moderate 95 BPM

A 92% feel-match — carries the same seductive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100).

Acquainted — The Weeknd moderate 106 BPM

90% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

The Colour of Love — The Smashing Pumpkins moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Lost in the Supermarket — The Clash moderate 120 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Falling Back — Drake moderate 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Suffer the Children — Tears for Fears moderate 115 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Same layered texture.

Day 'n' Nite — Kid Cudi moderate 138 BPM

Keeps the same introspective pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (44/100). Measured 98% alike.

King of Pain — The Police moderate 109 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (45/100). Same layered texture.

Tryin' to Get to Heaven — Bob Dylan moderate 110 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same introspective pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).

Authority Stealing — Fela Kuti moderate 110 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when I Turn My Camera On is more than you want right now.

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 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Times They Are a-Changin' by Bob Dylan
The Times They Are a-Changin' — Bob Dylan safe 120 BPM

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

Clean by Taylor Swift
Clean — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Epiphany by BTS
Epiphany — BTS safe 136 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 25/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 43.

Dumb — Nirvana safe 110 BPM

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

Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Pictures of Me — Elliott Smith safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 24/100, versus the original's 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “I Turn My Camera On” by Spoon?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Naughty Girl” by Beyoncé, “Acquainted” by The Weeknd, “The Colour of Love” by The Smashing Pumpkins — the top match scores 92% 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 Turn My Camera On” but calmer?

“It's Too Late” by Carole King, “The Times They Are a-Changin'” by Bob Dylan, “Clean” by Taylor Swift keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “I Turn My Camera On”?

It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 126 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout6/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype5/10

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

Intensity43
Dynamics44
Tempo48
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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