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10 songs that feel like Nobody

Matched to Nobody by Mitski on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Nobody
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Nobody
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moderate 35/100 intensity 120 BPM
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Pumped Up Kicks — Foster the People moderate 128 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same energetic pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (36/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (128 BPM).

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Oye Como Va — Carlos Santana moderate 120 BPM

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

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R.I.P. SCREW — Travis Scott moderate 120 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (120 BPM).

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Evil Ways — Santana moderate 110 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Same layered texture.

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The River — Bruce Springsteen moderate 104 BPM

A 97% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100).

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Norwegian Wood — The Beatles safe 120 BPM

96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

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I Miss You — Blink-182 moderate 110 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Measured 95% alike.

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Lay All Your Love on Me — ABBA moderate 100 BPM

Measures 94% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

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LUST. — Kendrick Lamar moderate 102 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same feel and lands at almost exactly the same energy (33/100).

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Say It Ain't So — Weezer moderate 120 BPM

91% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it runs a little hotter at 41/100. Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Nobody is more than you want right now.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 23/100, down from 35. Nearly the same tempo, too.

It's Too Late by Carole King
It's Too Late — Carole King safe 126 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 24/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 21/100.

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.

Riptide by Vance Joy
Riptide — Vance Joy safe 100 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 22/100, down from 35.

Chega de Saudade by Joao Gilberto
Chega de Saudade — Joao Gilberto safe 100 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 14/100 — the pull without the edge.

Crazy by Patsy Cline
Crazy — Patsy Cline safe 90 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 21/100.

The Boy with the Arab Strap by Belle and Sebastian
The Boy with the Arab Strap — Belle and Sebastian safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 17/100, versus the original's 35.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Nobody” by Mitski?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Pumped Up Kicks” by Foster the People, “Oye Como Va” by Carlos Santana, “R.I.P. SCREW” by Travis Scott — the top match scores 98% 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 “Nobody” but calmer?

“Lloyd, I'm Ready to Be Heartbroken” by Camera Obscura, “It's Too Late” by Carole King, “Fire and Rain” by James Taylor keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Nobody”?

It measures 35/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 120 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, layered texture, no sudden 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

Sleep7/10
Focus10/10
Workout5/10
Dinner8/10
Party / hype4/10

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

2018 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2018 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

Intensity35
Dynamics56
Tempo44
Surprise0
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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