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10 songs that feel like Loser

Matched to Loser by Beck 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
Loser
Beck
moderate 47/100 intensity 92 BPM
Bedtime Story — Slick Rick moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Caress Me Down — Sublime moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Same layered texture.

Smoke Some Weed — Ice Cube moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

Rhymes Like Dimes — MF DOOM moderate 95 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Operation Doomsday — MF DOOM moderate 95 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (95 BPM).

Lord Knows — Slick Rick moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Buggin' Out — A Tribe Called Quest moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same playful pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (46/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

The Show — Slick Rick moderate 100 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Fashion Killa — A$AP Rocky moderate 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same playful pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (100 BPM).

Betterman — Pearl Jam moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 12/100, down from 47.

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

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 28/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 32/100, versus the original's 47.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 25/100, down from 47. Nearly the same tempo, too.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 35/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 22/100.

White Horse by Taylor Swift
White Horse — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 47.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Loser” by Beck?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Bedtime Story” by Slick Rick, “Caress Me Down” by Sublime, “Smoke Some Weed” by Ice Cube — 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 “Loser” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If You Could Read My Mind” by Gordon Lightfoot, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Loser”?

It measures 47/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 92 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 49% of songs, calmer than the other 51%. Its intensity reading of 47/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, 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 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

Sleep4/10
Focus8/10
Workout3/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype3/10

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

1994 in context

The 365 songs we’ve measured from 1994 average a dynamic range of 6.7/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity47
Dynamics56
Tempo29
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load25

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

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