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10 songs that feel like Older

Matched to Older by Miley Cyrus on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Older
The song you love
Older
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moderate 24/100 intensity 80 BPM
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Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow — Carole King safe 90 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100).

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You Don't Know How It Feels — Tom Petty moderate 90 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

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Consequences — Camila Cabello safe 70 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Measured 98% alike.

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Just My Imagination (Running Away with Me) — The Temptations safe 70 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (23/100). Same smooth texture.

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True Colors — Celine Dion safe 92 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100).

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How to Love — Lil Wayne safe 92 BPM

98% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (25/100). Same smooth texture.

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It's Been Awhile — Staind moderate 80 BPM

Keeps the same intimate pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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You Are the Sunshine of My Life — Stevie Wonder safe 80 BPM

Measures 99% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

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It's Now or Never — Elvis Presley safe 80 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (80 BPM).

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Private Emotion — Ricky Martin feat. Meja moderate 80 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (24/100). Same smooth texture.

…and if you want it calmer

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

Don't Know Why by Norah Jones
Don't Know Why — Norah Jones safe 84 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 20/100, down from 24. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Liability by Lorde
Liability — Lorde safe 68 BPM

Its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 6, so it lands at 11/100 — the pull without the edge.

Cherry Wine by Hozier
Cherry Wine — Hozier safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 20/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Only Love by Ben Howard
Only Love — Ben Howard safe 75 BPM

Holds the same feel while its dynamic range stays a gentler 4 where the original climbs to 6. 16/100, versus the original's 24. Nearly the same tempo, too.

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

Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 19/100, down from 24. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Raoui by Souad Massi
Raoui — Souad Massi safe 85 BPM

It stays in our safe band start to finish, so it lands at 20/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

A Horse with No Name by America
A Horse with No Name — America safe 67 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 15/100.

New Year's Day by Taylor Swift
New Year's Day — Taylor Swift safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 23/100, versus the original's 24. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Older” by Miley Cyrus?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “Will You Still Love Me Tomorrow” by Carole King, “You Don't Know How It Feels” by Tom Petty, “Consequences” by Camila Cabello — 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 “Older” but calmer?

“Don't Know Why” by Norah Jones, “Liability” by Lorde, “Cherry Wine” by Hozier keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Older”?

It measures 24/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Tempo is 80 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

This sits near the calm end of everything we've measured — gentler than 84% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 24/100 comes from a dynamic range of 6/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and soft vocals. Relatively few songs occupy this exact corner of the spectrum.

What makes it unusual

What stands out most about this song is a slow, unhurried pace: more extreme on that axis than 85% 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

Sleep8/10
Focus10/10
Workout1/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype1/10

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

2017 in context

The 461 songs we’ve measured from 2017 average a dynamic range of 6.0/10. 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

Intensity24
Dynamics56
Tempo22
Surprise0
Density0
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load0

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

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