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10 songs that feel like The King and Queen of America

Matched to The King and Queen of America by Eurythmics 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
The King and Queen of America
Eurythmics
moderate 52/100 intensity 110 BPM
Step Right Up — Tom Waits moderate 120 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same satirical pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

Blow Your Mind (Mwah) — Dua Lipa moderate 109 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

Alphabet St. — Prince moderate 114 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (114 BPM).

Cuff It — Beyoncé moderate 115 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

Virgo's Groove — Beyoncé moderate 115 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (115 BPM).

Trying to Be Cool — Phoenix moderate 118 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

S.O.S. In Bel Air — Phoenix moderate 118 BPM

Keeps the same confident pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (118 BPM).

Love Is in Control (Finger on the Trigger) — Donna Summer moderate 118 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

Illusion — Dua Lipa moderate 120 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same confident pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100).

Uptight (Everything's Alright) — Stevie Wonder moderate 120 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (53/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when The King and Queen of America is more than you want right now.

Head Over Heels by ABBA
Head Over Heels — ABBA safe 118 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 45/100, down from 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Skateaway by Dire Straits
Skateaway — Dire Straits safe 110 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 40/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Kids Don't Stand a Chance by Vampire Weekend
The Kids Don't Stand a Chance — Vampire Weekend safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

22 by Taylor Swift
22 — Taylor Swift safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 39/100, versus the original's 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Toosie Slide by Drake
Toosie Slide — Drake safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 16/100, down from 52.

Not Fade Away by Buddy Holly
Not Fade Away — Buddy Holly safe 135 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 29/100 — the pull without the edge.

Roar — Kidz Bop Kids safe 128 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 42/100.

Monday Morning by Fleetwood Mac
Monday Morning — Fleetwood Mac safe 120 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 41/100, versus the original's 52. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “The King and Queen of America” by Eurythmics?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Step Right Up” by Tom Waits, “Blow Your Mind (Mwah)” by Dua Lipa, “Alphabet St.” by Prince — the top match scores 95% 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 “The King and Queen of America” but calmer?

“Head Over Heels” by ABBA, “Skateaway” by Dire Straits, “The Kids Don't Stand a Chance” by Vampire Weekend keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “The King and Queen of America”?

It measures 52/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic 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

On our 19k-song scale this lands in the middle band — more energetic than 68% of songs, calmer than the other 32%. Its intensity reading of 52/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, 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 blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 68% of everything we've measured. At the far opposite end of the library sit the songs built on near-total stillness — steady volume, no surprises, a slow and unhurried pulse — 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

Sleep3/10
Focus7/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

1989 in context

The 219 songs we’ve measured from 1989 average a dynamic range of 6.5/10. At 7/10, 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

Intensity52
Dynamics67
Tempo39
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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