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10 songs that feel like Lucifer Is Lonely

Matched to Lucifer Is Lonely by Weyes Blood 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
Lucifer Is Lonely
Weyes Blood
moderate 38/100 intensity 90 BPM
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Bring Him Back Home — Hugh Masekela moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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My Favorite Mistake — Sheryl Crow moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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This Is a Photograph — Kevin Morby moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Changes — Phil Ochs moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Pleasures of the Harbor — Phil Ochs moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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The Wolves — Ben Howard moderate 90 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Corazon de Estudante — Milton Nascimento safe 90 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Lamento Sertanejo — Gilberto Gil moderate 90 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

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Searching for the Right Way — Maze moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Cast No Shadow — Oasis moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Lucifer Is Lonely 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 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 28/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

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

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Everybody Hurts — R.E.M. safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 22/100, versus the original's 38.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 23/100, down from 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived by Taylor Swift
The Smallest Man Who Ever Lived — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Male Fantasy by Billie Eilish
Male Fantasy — Billie Eilish safe 90 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 26/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Sad Beautiful Tragic by Taylor Swift
Sad Beautiful Tragic — Taylor Swift safe 80 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 23/100, versus the original's 38. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Lucifer Is Lonely” by Weyes Blood?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Bring Him Back Home” by Hugh Masekela, “My Favorite Mistake” by Sheryl Crow, “This Is a Photograph” by Kevin Morby — 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 “Lucifer Is Lonely” but calmer?

“Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan, “If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want” by The Smiths keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Lucifer Is Lonely”?

It measures 38/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft 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 27% of songs, calmer than the other 73%. Its intensity reading of 38/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild shifts, and soft 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
Dinner8/10
Party / hype2/10

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

Intensity38
Dynamics56
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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