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10 songs that feel like My Funny Valentine

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

My Funny Valentine
The song you love
My Funny Valentine
Chet Baker
moderate 37/100 intensity 90 BPM
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You Never Know — BLACKPINK moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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Fade to Black — Metallica moderate 92 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same smooth texture.

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Be Careful — Cardi B moderate 90 BPM

Keeps the same contemplative pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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King and Cross — Ásgeir moderate 85 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Same smooth texture.

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Numb & Getting Colder — Flume moderate 85 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Hasta la Raíz — Natalia Lafourcade moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same smooth texture.

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Better Man — Pearl Jam moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

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Lose Somebody — Kygo & OneRepublic moderate 100 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same smooth texture.

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Nikita — Elton John moderate 90 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (90 BPM).

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No Regrets — Robbie Williams moderate 80 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 My Funny Valentine is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 37.

De Selby (Part 1) by Hozier
De Selby (Part 1) — Hozier safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 16/100 — the pull without the edge.

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Heart with No Companion — Leonard Cohen safe 75 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 7. Reads 16/100.

Way to Blue by Nick Drake
Way to Blue — Nick Drake safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. 16/100, versus the original's 37.

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Another Saturday Night — Cat Stevens safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 17/100, down from 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Breakdown by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
Breakdown — Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers safe 92 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 17/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Free Until They Cut Me Down by Iron & Wine
Free Until They Cut Me Down — Iron & Wine safe 85 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 7. Reads 16/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Heartbeats by José González
Heartbeats — José González safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 7. 13/100, versus the original's 37. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “My Funny Valentine” by Chet Baker?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “You Never Know” by BLACKPINK, “Fade to Black” by Metallica, “Be Careful” by Cardi B — 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 “My Funny Valentine” but calmer?

“Let Her Go” by Passenger, “De Selby (Part 1)” by Hozier, “Heart with No Companion” by Leonard Cohen keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “My Funny Valentine”?

It measures 37/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth 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 25% of songs, calmer than the other 75%. Its intensity reading of 37/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth 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 deep calm: more extreme on that axis than 75% 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.

1954 in context

The 33 songs we’ve measured from 1954 average a dynamic range of 5.8/10. At 7/10, this track is louder and more dynamic than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity37
Dynamics67
Tempo28
Surprise25
Density0
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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