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10 songs that feel like Low

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

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moderate 51/100 intensity 140 BPM
Sweet Dreams — Beyoncé moderate 122 BPM

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

Talk — Hozier moderate 92 BPM

89% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (47/100). Same layered texture.

Strawberry Blond — Mitski moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Back Door Man — The Doors moderate 114 BPM

Measures 92% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (52/100). Same layered texture.

Joy — Isaac Hayes moderate 95 BPM

A 90% feel-match — carries the same seductive pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100).

Massive — Drake moderate 128 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

Drunk in Love — Beyoncé ft. Jay-Z moderate 140 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Tough — Lana Del Rey & Quavo moderate 140 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Same layered texture.

Sacred Love — Bad Brains moderate 140 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (51/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (140 BPM).

Sky Full of Song — Florence + The Machine moderate 126 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (50/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Return to Sender by Elvis Presley
Return to Sender — Elvis Presley safe 132 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 24/100, down from 51. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Spy by The Doors
The Spy — The Doors safe 70 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 21/100 — the pull without the edge.

Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken by Camera Obscura
Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken — Camera Obscura safe 120 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 23/100.

Someone Like You by Adele
Someone Like You — Adele safe 67 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 15/100, versus the original's 51.

Photograph by Ed Sheeran
Photograph — Ed Sheeran safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 16/100, down from 51.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.

Video Games by Lana Del Rey
Video Games — Lana Del Rey safe 60 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 14/100.

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

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 19/100, versus the original's 51.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Low” by SZA?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Sweet Dreams” by Beyoncé, “Talk” by Hozier, “Strawberry Blond” by Mitski — 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 “Low” but calmer?

“Return to Sender” by Elvis Presley, “The Spy” by The Doors, “Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Low”?

It measures 51/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 140 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 66% of songs, calmer than the other 34%. Its intensity reading of 51/100 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 a fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 90% 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
Workout6/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2022 in context

The 362 songs we’ve measured from 2022 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity51
Dynamics56
Tempo56
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load13

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

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