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10 songs that feel like New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down

Matched to New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down by LCD Soundsystem 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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New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down
LCD Soundsystem
moderate 59/100 intensity 115 BPM
Country Girl — Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young moderate 110 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same nostalgic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (110 BPM).

Disciples — Tame Impala moderate 115 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100). Same layered texture.

Letter to You — Bruce Springsteen moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same nostalgic pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Une Année Sans Lumière — Arcade Fire moderate 110 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (55/100). Same layered texture.

The Lightning I — Arcade Fire moderate 120 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Road to Joy — Bright Eyes moderate 120 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

bloodstream — Soccer Mommy moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

Letter to Memphis — Pixies moderate 135 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (61/100). Same layered texture.

Disintegration — The Cure moderate 106 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (59/100).

VBS — Lucy Dacus moderate 124 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (60/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down is more than you want right now.

Cornerstone — Arctic Monkeys safe 128 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 20/100, down from 59.

Two Ghosts by Harry Styles
Two Ghosts — Harry Styles safe 124 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Racing in the Street by Bruce Springsteen
Racing in the Street — Bruce Springsteen safe 118 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 45/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

There Goes My Miracle by Bruce Springsteen
There Goes My Miracle — Bruce Springsteen safe 110 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 26/100, versus the original's 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Salad Days by Mac DeMarco
Salad Days — Mac DeMarco safe 110 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 19/100, down from 59. Nearly the same tempo, too.

New Order T-Shirt by The National
New Order T-Shirt — The National safe 110 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 19/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Waltz in C Sharp Minor Op. 64 No. 2 — Frédéric Chopin safe 120 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 17/100. 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

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. 20/100, versus the original's 59.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down” by LCD Soundsystem?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Country Girl” by Crosby, Stills, Nash & Young, “Disciples” by Tame Impala, “Letter to You” by Bruce Springsteen — 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 “New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down” but calmer?

“Cornerstone” by Arctic Monkeys, “Two Ghosts” by Harry Styles, “Racing in the Street” by Bruce Springsteen keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “New York, I Love You but You're Bringing Me Down”?

It measures 59/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 115 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 77% of songs, calmer than the other 23%. Its intensity reading of 59/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, layered texture, moderate shifts, and dynamic vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is blazing intensity: more extreme on that axis than 77% 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

Sleep0/10
Focus3/10
Workout4/10
Dinner6/10
Party / hype6/10

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

2007 in context

The 311 songs we’ve measured from 2007 average a dynamic range of 6.3/10. 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

Intensity59
Dynamics67
Tempo42
Surprise50
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force75
Trigger load0

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

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