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10 songs that feel like Odi et Amo

Matched to Odi et Amo by Johann Johannsson 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
Odi et Amo
Johann Johannsson
moderate 36/100 intensity 60 BPM
Late Night, Maudlin Street — Morrissey moderate 72 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100).

Throw It Away — Summer Walker moderate 75 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

Waste Your Pain — Cruz Beckham moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 96% alike.

Version of the Truth — Squirrel Flower moderate 80 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Say What You Will — James Blake moderate 70 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100).

It Takes a Lot to Know a Man — Damien Rice moderate 70 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same layered texture.

Posing in Bondage — Japanese Breakfast moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same emotional pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Measured 95% alike.

Talking to My Diary — Dr Dre moderate 85 BPM

Measures 95% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same layered texture.

Pretty Little Birds — SZA moderate 85 BPM

A 95% feel-match — carries the same emotional pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100).

Tonya Harding — Sufjan Stevens moderate 72 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (37/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

That's the Way by Led Zeppelin
That's the Way — Led Zeppelin safe 72 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 21/100, down from 36.

Water Shows the Hidden Heart by Enya
Water Shows the Hidden Heart — Enya safe 72 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge.

Changes by Black Sabbath
Changes — Black Sabbath safe 72 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 21/100.

Which Will by Nick Drake
Which Will — Nick Drake safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6. 11/100, versus the original's 36.

Passing Afternoon by Iron & Wine
Passing Afternoon — Iron & Wine safe 60 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. Intensity 14/100, down from 36. Nearly the same tempo, too.

I Remember Everything by John Prine
I Remember Everything — John Prine safe 75 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 8/100 — the pull without the edge.

A Lack of Color — Death Cab for Cutie safe 60 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 2 where the original climbs to 6. Reads 7/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Always with Me — Yumi Kimura safe 72 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 29/100, versus the original's 36.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Odi et Amo” by Johann Johannsson?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Late Night, Maudlin Street” by Morrissey, “Throw It Away” by Summer Walker, “Waste Your Pain” by Cruz Beckham — 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 “Odi et Amo” but calmer?

“That's the Way” by Led Zeppelin, “Water Shows the Hidden Heart” by Enya, “Changes” by Black Sabbath keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Odi et Amo”?

It measures 36/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, layered texture, mild sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 60 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 24% of songs, calmer than the other 76%. Its intensity reading of 36/100 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 a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 100% 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.

2016 in context

The 368 songs we’ve measured from 2016 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

Intensity36
Dynamics56
Tempo11
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability50
Vocal force25
Trigger load25

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

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