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10 songs that feel like Repeat After Me (Interlude)

Matched to Repeat After Me (Interlude) by The Weeknd on how the music actually moves — intensity, dynamic swing, texture, tempo — not by genre tag. Here's what makes each one a match.

Repeat After Me (Interlude)
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Repeat After Me (Interlude)
The Weeknd
moderate 31/100 intensity 80 BPM
13 Beaches — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

A 99% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Cherry — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

99% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

In My Feelings — Lana Del Rey moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Measured 99% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

Carmen — Lana Del Rey moderate 72 BPM

Measures 98% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (30/100). Same layered texture.

White Teeth Teens — Lorde moderate 92 BPM

A 98% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100).

So. Central Rain (I'm Sorry) — R.E.M. moderate 94 BPM

97% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (32/100). Same layered texture.

Everywhen — Massive Attack moderate 85 BPM

Keeps the same melancholy pull — lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Measured 96% alike. Nearly the same tempo, too (85 BPM).

The Rape of the World — Tracy Chapman moderate 85 BPM

Measures 96% the same. It lands at almost exactly the same energy (35/100). Same layered texture.

Sad Lisa — Cat Stevens moderate 72 BPM

A 96% feel-match — carries the same melancholy pull and lands at almost exactly the same energy (34/100). Nearly the same tempo, too (72 BPM).

Shirt — SZA moderate 85 BPM

95% match across our 8 measured dimensions; it lands at almost exactly the same energy (31/100). Same layered texture.

…and if you want it calmer

Same feeling, measured gentler — for when Repeat After Me (Interlude) is more than you want right now.

If I Were a Boy by Beyoncé
If I Were a Boy — Beyoncé safe 92 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 28/100, down from 31.

Broken-Hearted Girl by Beyoncé
Broken-Hearted Girl — Beyoncé safe 70 BPM

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 15/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Blowin' in the Wind by Bob Dylan
Blowin' in the Wind — Bob Dylan safe 80 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while its dynamic range stays a gentler 3 where the original climbs to 5. Reads 12/100. Nearly the same tempo, too.

If You Could Read My Mind by Gordon Lightfoot
If You Could Read My Mind — Gordon Lightfoot safe 85 BPM

Holds the same feel while nothing in it lurches or startles. 16/100, versus the original's 31. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please by James Brown
Please, Please, Please — James Brown safe 80 BPM

Keeps the same feel of the original, but nothing in it lurches or startles. Intensity 32/100, down from 31. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Please, Please, Please Let Me Get What I Want by The Smiths

Nothing in it lurches or startles, so it lands at 23/100 — the pull without the edge. Nearly the same tempo, too.

William, It Was Really Nothing by The Smiths
William, It Was Really Nothing — The Smiths safe 92 BPM

If it's the same feel you're after, this delivers it while nothing in it lurches or startles. Reads 25/100.

August by Taylor Swift
August — Taylor Swift safe 90 BPM

Holds the same feel while it stays in our safe band start to finish. 35/100, versus the original's 31. Nearly the same tempo, too.

Frequently asked

What songs sound like “Repeat After Me (Interlude)” by The Weeknd?

The closest feel-matches we measure are “13 Beaches” by Lana Del Rey, “Cherry” by Lana Del Rey, “In My Feelings” by Lana Del Rey — 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 “Repeat After Me (Interlude)” but calmer?

“If I Were a Boy” by Beyoncé, “Broken-Hearted Girl” by Beyoncé, “Blowin' in the Wind” by Bob Dylan keep a similar feel while measuring gentler — lower dynamic swing, fewer sudden shifts, or a calmer overall level.

How intense is “Repeat After Me (Interlude)”?

It measures 31/100 on our intensity scale, computed from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild 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 80% of the 19,209 songs in the library. Its intensity reading of 31/100 comes from a dynamic range of 5/10, layered texture, mild 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 an unusually steady, even volume: more extreme on that axis than 88% 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
Workout2/10
Dinner7/10
Party / hype2/10

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 5/10, this track is gentler and steadier than its year.

Mixes smoothly with

Within a few BPM and close in feel — they flow without a jarring transition.

The fingerprint

Intensity31
Dynamics44
Tempo22
Surprise25
Density33
Predictability0
Vocal force25
Trigger load13

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

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