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10 songs that feel like Lost Cause

Matched to Lost Cause by Billie Eilish on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Lost Cause
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Lost Cause
Billie Eilish
moderate 35/100 intensity 90 BPM
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The Man — Taylor Swift moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Mienteme — Maria Becerra & Natti Natasha moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same smooth texture.

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Glamour — Jack Harlow moderate 88 BPM

Keeps the same energetic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (88 BPM).

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Loco — Natti Natasha & Farruko moderate 92 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same smooth texture.

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Ophelia — The Lumineers moderate 92 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (92 BPM).

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Until You Come Back to Me (That's What I'm Gonna Do) — Aretha Franklin moderate 95 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same smooth texture.

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Baxter Avenue — Jack Harlow moderate 82 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 98% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (82 BPM).

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I Just Want to Love U (Give It 2 Me) — Jay-Z moderate 98 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same smooth texture.

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Show & Tell — Burna Boy moderate 100 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100).

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Run's House — Run DMC moderate 100 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Both Sides, Now by Joni Mitchell
Both Sides, Now — Joni Mitchell safe 82 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 27/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Fire and Rain by James Taylor
Fire and Rain — James Taylor safe 90 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Mas Que Nada by Jorge Ben
Mas Que Nada — Jorge Ben safe 100 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay by Otis Redding
Sittin' On The Dock of the Bay — Otis Redding safe 88 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 20/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 22/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Let Her Go by Passenger
Let Her Go — Passenger safe 75 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 19/100.

Waterfalls by TLC
Waterfalls — TLC safe 82 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 38/100, versus the original's 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Lost Cause” by Billie Eilish?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “The Man” by Taylor Swift, “Mienteme” by Maria Becerra & Natti Natasha, “Glamour” by Jack Harlow — 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 “Lost Cause” but calmer?

“Both Sides, Now” by Joni Mitchell, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor, “Photograph” by Ed Sheeran keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Lost Cause”?

It measures 35/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 90 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 23% of songs, calmer than the other 77%. Its intensity reading of 35/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden 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

Sleep6/10
Focus10/10
Workout2/10
Dinner9/10
Party / hype2/10

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

2021 in context

The 410 songs we’ve measured from 2021 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. At 6/10, 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

Intensity35
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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