10 songs that feel like Positions
Matched to Positions by Ariana Grande on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.
A 98% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100).
96% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (42/100). Measured 98% alike.
Measures 93% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (40/100). Same smooth texture.
A 92% feel-match — carries the same warm pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100).
92% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Same smooth texture.
Keeps the same warm pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (39/100). Measured 92% alike.
Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100). Same smooth texture.
A 97% feel-match — carries the same intimate pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (41/100).
95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (38/100). Same smooth texture.
…and if you want it calmer
Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Positions is more than you want right now.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7. Intensity 24/100, down from 43. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.
If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while it stays in our safe band start to finish. Reads 31/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 25/100, versus the original's 43.
Keeps the same feel of the original, but it stays in our safe band start to finish. Intensity 28/100, down from 43.
Its dynamic range stays a gentler 5 where the original climbs to 7, so it lands at 18/100 — the pull without the edge.
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 29/100.
Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 27/100, versus the original's 43.
Frequently asked
What songs sound like “Positions” by Ariana Grande?
The closest feel-matches we measure are “You Right” by Doja Cat and The Weeknd, “Need to Know” by Doja Cat, “Reach Out for the Sunrise” by Duran Duran — 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 “Positions” but calmer?
“Let's Stay Together” by Al Green, “The Girl from Ipanema” by Stan Getz, “Your Song” by Elton John keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.
How intense is “Positions”?
It measures 43/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic vocals. Tempo is 130 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 39% of songs, calmer than the other 61%. Its intensity reading of 43/100 comes from a dynamic range of 7/10, smooth texture, no sudden shifts, and dynamic 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 fast, driving tempo: more extreme on that axis than 86% 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.
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What it’s good for
Scored from this song’s tempo, intensity, dynamics and texture — not crowd votes.
2020 in context
The 475 songs we’ve measured from 2020 average a dynamic range of 6.2/10. 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
The 8-dimension measurement behind every rating on this page.
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